DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE -- CHILD CUSTODY
KRS tit. XXXV, ch. 403
in effectContents
section403.010. Court may grant divorce -- Remarriagesection403.020. Repealed, 1972section403.025. Proof in action for dissolution of marriage; credible witnessessection403.030. Repealed, 1972section403.033. Advisory committee appointment -- Functions -- Recommendationssection403.035. Repealed, 1972section403.036. Mediation not to be ordered unless conditions are metsection403.040. Annulment of divorce decree -- Effectsection403.041. Judgment of divorce may be annulledsection403.042. Judgment of divorce from bed and board may be annulledsection403.043. Repealed, 1968section403.044. Testimony in certain cases not taken for sixty days after complaint filedsection403.050. Divorce from bed and board -- Grounds and legal effectsection403.055. Repealed, 1972section403.060. Repealed, 1972section403.065. Repealed, 1972section403.070. Repealed, 1972section403.080. Repealed, 1972section403.090. Friend of the court -- Appointment -- Tenure -- Duties -- Wage withholding collections -- Compensationsection403.100. Compensation of guardian ad litem when petitioner is victim of KRS Chapter 507, 508, 509, or 510 offense committed by respondentsection403.110. Purpose of chaptersection403.120. Marriage -- Court may declare invalidsection403.130. Rules of Civil Procedure to applysection403.135. Protection of personal identifiers in domestic relations casessection403.137. Disclosure of medical records -- Guidelines -- Limitationssection403.140. Marriage -- Court may enter decree of dissolution or separationsection403.150. Procedure -- Commencement of action, pleadings, abolition of existing defensessection403.160. Temporary orders -- Maintenance, child support, injunction -- Disclosure of information on domestic violence or child abusesection403.170. Marriage -- Irretrievable breakdownsection403.180. Separation agreement -- Court may find unconscionablesection403.190. Disposition of propertysection403.200. Maintenance -- Court may grant order for either spousesection403.210. Recognition of "Family Support Act of 1988" mandatesection403.211. Action to establish or enforce child support -- Rebuttable presumption for award -- Allocation of child-care costs and health care expenses -- Order for payment of health care coverage -- Noncustodial parent's health plan -- Attachment of income -- Credit for disability paymentssection403.212. Child support guidelines -- Administrative regulation establishing a child support obligation worksheet, manual with examples on Attorney General's website -- Terms to be applied in calculations -- Tablesection403.213. Criteria for modification of orders for child support and for health care -- Effects of emancipation and death of obligated parent -- Commission to review guidelinessection403.215. Assignment of wages for child support obligationssection403.220. Costs of action and attorney's feessection403.230. Legal separation -- Court may convert, to a decree of dissolution -- Restoration of former namesection403.240. Decree or temporary order -- Failure to comply with -- Good-cause defense -- Attorney's feessection403.250. Modification or termination of provisions for maintenance and property dispositionsection403.260. Repealed, 1980section403.270. Custodial issues -- Best interests of child to be determining factor -- Rebuttable presumption that joint custody and equally shared parenting time is in child's best interests -- De facto custodiansection403.280. Temporary custody orderssection403.290. Child: court may interview, court may seek advice of professional personnel. (Effective until January 1, 2027)section403.300. Court may order investigation in custody proceedings -- Attorney to receive copysection403.310. Custody proceeding hearings shall receive prioritysection403.315. Presumptions regarding joint custody and equally shared parenting time in cases involving domestic violence and abusesection403.317. Custody proceedings involving domestic violence and abusesection403.320. Visitation of minor child -- Visitation rights of custodial relatives following termination of parental rights of otherssection403.322. Custody, visitation, and inheritance rights denied parent convicted of felony sexual offense from which victim delivered a child -- Waiver -- Child support obligationsection403.325. Visitation denied parent convicted of homicide of other parent -- Exception -- Hearing requiredsection403.330. Judicial supervision of custody decree or agreementsection403.340. Modification of custody decreesection403.350. Affidavit required with motion for temporary custody order or for modification of custody decreesection403.352. Power of attorney for temporary delegation of parental rights and responsibilities regarding care and custody of a childsection403.353. Form of power of attorney authorized by this section, KRS 403.352, and KRS Chapter 403Asection403.355. Definition of "safe child drop-off location" -- Child custody exchanges in these locationssection403.400. Repealed, 2004section403.410. Repealed, 2004section403.420. Repealed, 2004section403.430. Repealed, 2004section403.440. Repealed, 2004section403.450. Repealed, 2004section403.460. Repealed, 2004section403.470. Repealed, 2004section403.480. Repealed, 2004section403.490. Repealed, 2004section403.500. Repealed, 2004section403.510. Repealed, 2004section403.520. Repealed, 2004section403.530. Repealed, 2004section403.540. Repealed, 2004section403.550. Repealed, 2004section403.560. Repealed, 2004section403.570. Repealed, 2004section403.580. Repealed, 2004section403.590. Repealed, 2004section403.600. Repealed, 2004section403.610. Repealed, 2004section403.620. Repealed, 2004section403.630. Repealed, 2004section403.640. Definitions for KRS 403.640 to 403.670section403.642. Applicabilitysection403.644. Collaborative law participation agreement – Requirementssection403.646. Beginning and concluding collaborative law processsection403.648. Proceedings pending before court -- Status report -- Emergency ordersection403.650. Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firmsection403.652. Low-income partiessection403.654. Governmental entity as partysection403.656. Disclosure of informationsection403.658. Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affectedsection403.660. Appropriateness of collaborative law processsection403.662. Coercive or violent relationshipsection403.664. Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication -- Admissibility -- Discoverysection403.666. Waiver and preclusion of privilegesection403.668. Limits of privilegesection403.670. Authority of court in case of noncompliancesection403.700. Repealed, 2017section403.705. Domestic violence coordinating councils -- Membership -- Purpose -- Local protocol required -- Domestic violence fatality review teams -- Dutiessection403.707. Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee -- Co-chairs -- Membership -- Dutiessection403.710. Repealed, 1984section403.715. Interpretation of KRS 403.715 to 403.785section403.720. Definitions for KRS 403.715 to 403.785section403.725. Petition for order of protection -- Venue -- Verified contents -- Concurrent jurisdiction -- Protocols for access and supplemental jurisdiction -- Referralsection403.727. Orders of protection involving minors -- Proceduressection403.730. Immediate review of petition -- Summons to evidentiary hearing -- Ex parte emergency protective ordersection403.735. Hearing on petition for order of protection -- Criteria to assess appropriate relief and sanctions -- Continuance of hearing and emergency protective ordersection403.737. Repealed, 2016section403.740. Domestic violence order -- Restrictions -- Temporary child support -- Expiration and reissuancesection403.741. Repealed, 2016section403.743. Repealed, 2016section403.745. Duration of emergency protective order and domestic violence order -- Prohibited costs and conditions -- Mutual orders of protection -- Amendment - - Expungementsection403.747. Repealed, 2016section403.750. Order of protection for family member or member of unmarried couple upon filing of petition or action under KRS Chapter 403section403.751. Entry of summons or order of protection issued pursuant to KRS 403.715 to 403.785 into Law Information Network of Kentuckysection403.754. Petitioner for protective order may apply for temporary permit to carry concealed deadly weapon -- Criteria -- Denial of application final -- Conversion to concealed carry license -- Automated listing of temporary permit holderssection403.755. Repealed, 2016section403.760. Repealed, 2016section403.761. Amendment of domestic violence order to require participation in global positioning monitoring system -- Cost to be paid by respondent and system operator -- Shortening or vacating of order -- Penalty for violationsection403.762. Repealed, 2016section403.763. Violation of order of protection constitutes contempt of court and criminal offensesection403.765. Repealed, 2016section403.770. Repealed, 2016section403.771. Repealed, 2016section403.775. Repealed, 2016section403.780. Repealed, 2016section403.783. Repealed, 2007section403.784. Repealed, 2005section403.785. Duties of law enforcement officers and agenciessection403.800. Definitions for KRS 403.800 to 403.880section403.802. Proceedings governed by other lawsection403.804. Application to Indian tribessection403.806. International applicationsection403.808. Effect of child custody determinationsection403.810. Prioritysection403.812. Notice to persons outside statesection403.814. Appearance and limited immunitysection403.816. Communication between courtssection403.818. Taking testimony in another statesection403.820. Cooperation between courts -- Preservation of recordssection403.822. Initial child custody jurisdictionsection403.824. Exclusive, continuing jurisdictionsection403.826. Jurisdiction to modify determinationsection403.828. Temporary emergency jurisdictionsection403.830. Notice -- Opportunity to be heard -- Joindersection403.832. Simultaneous proceedingssection403.834. Inconvenient forumsection403.836. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conductsection403.838. Information to be submitted to courtsection403.840. Appearance of parties and childsection403.842. Definitions for Article 3section403.844. Enforcement under Hague Conventionsection403.846. Duty to enforcesection403.848. Temporary visitationsection403.850. Registration of child custody determinationsection403.852. Enforcement of registered determinationsection403.854. Simultaneous proceedingssection403.856. Expedited enforcement of child custody determinationsection403.858. Service of petition and ordersection403.860. Hearing and ordersection403.862. Warrant to take physical custody of childsection403.864. Costs, fees, and expensessection403.866. Recognition and enforcementsection403.868. Appealssection403.870. Role of county attorney or other appropriate public officialsection403.872. Role of peace officerssection403.874. Costs and expensessection403.876. Application and construction of KRS 403.800 to 403.880section403.878. Transitional provisionssection403.880. Short title for KRS 403.800 to 403.880section403.2121. Repealed, 2024section403.2122. Shared parenting time credit -- Determination – Adjustmentssection403.7505. Certification standards for mental health professionals providing court-mandated treatment -- List of certified providers to Administrative Office of the Courts -- Collection of datasection403.7521. Foreign protective orders -- Rebuttable presumption of validity -- Enforcement -- Civil and criminal proceedings mutually exclusivesection403.7524. Statement to assist out-of-state court in determining whether order issued under KRS 403.715 to 403.785 is entitled to full faith and creditsection403.7527. Filing of foreign protective order and affidavit -- Certification by issuing court official -- Entry into Law Information Network of Kentuckysection403.7529. Authentication of foreign protective ordersection403.7531. Clearing of foreign protective orders from Law Information Network of Kentuckysection403.7535. Duty to notify court of change in foreign protective ordersection403.7539. Repealed, 2016
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39213Fetched: 10/20/2026