The payment of public assistance to or on behalf of a dependent child shall create a debt due and owing the state by the parent or parents of the child. If a court has ordered child support incident to a final divorce decree or other final order for child support, the debt shall be limited to the amount specified in the decree or order.
Effective: July 1, 2025

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15.806

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Repealed, reenacted, and renumbered 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 11, effective July 1, 2025. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 411, sec. 3, effective July 15,
1988. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 277, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 343, sec. 3.
Formerly codified as KRS § 205.715.