Kentucky Statutes 205.227 – Action by secretary against persons legally liable for support
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(1) The secretary or his authorized representative may initiate any action under the laws of this state against a parent or other person legally liable for support who has failed to provide support for the person to whom an obligation of support is owed and who is receiving public assistance benefits under this chapter.
(2) The secretary or his authorized representative may institute an action in Circuit Court against a parent or other person legally liable for support who has failed to provide support for the person to whom an obligation of support is owed, for reimbursement of payments made by the cabinet under this chapter for the benefit of the person to whom an obligation of support is owed.
(3) This in no way limits the cabinet’s authority to commence an action under the provisions of KRS Chapter 406 or 407.
History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(21). — Created 1972 Ky.
Acts ch. 256, sec. 9.
(2) The secretary or his authorized representative may institute an action in Circuit Court against a parent or other person legally liable for support who has failed to provide support for the person to whom an obligation of support is owed, for reimbursement of payments made by the cabinet under this chapter for the benefit of the person to whom an obligation of support is owed.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 205.227
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
- 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.
- Public assistance: means money grants, assistance in kind, or services to or for the benefit of needy aged, needy blind, needy permanently and totally disabled persons, needy children, or persons with whom a needy child lives or a family containing a combination of these categories, except that the term shall not be construed to permit the granting of financial aid where the purpose of such aid is to obtain an abortion. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
- Secretary: means the secretary for health and family services or his authorized representative. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) This in no way limits the cabinet’s authority to commence an action under the provisions of KRS Chapter 406 or 407.
History: Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(21). — Created 1972 Ky.
Acts ch. 256, sec. 9.