After a deploying parent returns from deployment until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under KRS § 403A.201 to KRS § 403A.205 or KRS
403A.301 to 403A.311 is terminated, the court shall issue a temporary order granting the deploying parent reasonable contact with the child unless it is contrary to the best interest of the child, even if the time of contact exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before the deployment.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 403A.403

  • Child: means :
    (a) An unemancipated individual who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Court: means a tribunal authorized under law of this state other than this chapter to make, enforce, or modify a decision regarding custodial responsibility. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Deploying parent: means a service member who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment and is:
    (a) A parent of a child under law of this state other than this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Deployment: means the movement or mobilization of a service member for more than ninety (90) days but less than eighteen (18) months pursuant to uniformed service orders that:
    (a) Are designated as unaccompanied. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102

Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 26, effective June 29, 2021.