§ 405.010 Parents entitled to services and earnings of child — Suit for loss of
§ 405.020 Custody, nurture, and education of minor child — Physically and mentally disabled children — De facto custodian
§ 405.021 Reasonable visitation rights to grandparents
§ 405.023 Centralized statewide information and referral program for grandparents and other caregivers caring for minors who are not their biological children
§ 405.024 Adult caregiver with whom minor resides may, by affidavit, establish authority to make health care treatment and school-related decisions for minor — Conditions — Authority may be revoked or superseded — Obligations and liability of health care p
§ 405.025 Parent or guardian liable for willful damage to property caused by minor
§ 405.027 Court may require parent or guardian of minor defendant to pay attorney’s fees and costs
§ 405.028 Custody, visitation, and inheritance rights denied parent convicted of a felony sexual offense from which victim delivered a child — Waiver — Child support obligation
§ 405.060 Sale or conveyance in fraud of wife or child — Transfer of income or property to avoid payment to child support creditor
§ 405.070 Provision for children of parent joining certain religious societies
§ 405.075 Definitions — Anonymity of parent who places newborn infant with emergency provider, police station, fire station, hospital, or participating place of worship — Newborn safety device — Transport to emergency room — Implied consent to treatment –
§ 405.390 Adoption of an adult
§ 405.405 Application of definitions. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.405 v2 Definitions in KRS 15.800 applicable to KRS 405.430 to 405.530. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.411 Newspaper publication of names of persons with child support arrearages or who fail to appear in child support cases. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.411 v2 Newspaper publication of names of persons with child support arrearages or who fail to appear in child support cases. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.430 Genetic testing to establish paternity — Cabinet may determine child support or child care obligation — Adjustment of child support or child support obligation — Order requiring parent to work or continue educational or training activities — Dis
§ 405.430 v2 Genetic testing to establish paternity — Office may determine child support or child care obligation — Adjustment of child support or child support obligation — Order requiring parent to work or continue educational or training activities — Disc
§ 405.435 Information from employers and labor organizations upon hiring of Kentucky residents — Use of information by cabinet in matters of paternity and child support — Fine for noncompliance — Hearing. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.435 v2 Information from employers and labor organizations upon hiring of Kentucky residents — Use of information in matters of paternity and child support — Fine for noncompliance — Hearing. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.440 Notice of, and hearing on, determination of obligation
§ 405.450 Dispute hearings — Appeal — Payment during pendency of appeal — Contested obligation amount during modification review. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.450 v2 Dispute hearings — Appeal — Payment during pendency of appeal — Contested obligation amount during modification review. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.460 Enforcement of support obligation without action of hearing officer — Action to collect debt. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.460 v2 Enforcement of support obligation without action of hearing officer — Action to collect debt. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.463 Withholding of state lottery winnings of delinquent child support obligors. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.463 v2 Withholding of state lottery winnings of delinquent child support obligors. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.465 Income withholding or wage assignments for child support, medical support, maintenance, and medical support insurance orders. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.465 v2 Income withholding or wage assignments for child support, medical support, maintenance, and medical support insurance orders. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.467 Withholding order issued by cabinet — Notice — Hearing — Combining orders and allocating amounts — Duty and liability of employer — Priority — Interstate requests. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.467 v2 Withholding order issued by office — Notice — Hearing — Combining orders and allocating amounts — Duty and liability of employer — Priority — Interstate requests. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.470 Order to withhold and deliver property. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.470 v2 Order to withhold and deliver earnings or property. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.480 Order to withhold — Service — Contents. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.480 v2 Order to withhold — Service — Contents. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.490 Answer to order to withhold — Procedure for obligor to contest amount of delinquent support withheld. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.490 v2 Answer to order to withhold — Procedure for obligor to contest amount of delinquent support withheld. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.500 Rebuttable presumption of receipt of notice. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.500 v2 Rebuttable presumption of receipt of notice. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.510 Reciprocity
§ 405.520 Administrative regulations. (Effective until July 1, 2025)
§ 405.520 v2 Administrative regulations. (Effective July 1, 2025)
§ 405.991 Penalties
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 405 - Parent and Child

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Certified mail: means any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery that allows a document or package to have proof of:
    (a) Sending the document or package. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010