No claim for compensation under this chapter shall be assignable, except court or administratively-ordered child support pursuant to KRS § 403.212. All compensation and claims therefor, except child support obligations, shall be exempt from all claims of creditors.
Effective: July 15, 1994
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 342.180

  • Child: includes stepchildren, legally adopted children, posthumous children and recognized children born out of wedlock, but does not include married children unless actually dependent. See Kentucky Statutes 342.085
  • Compensation: means all payments made under the provisions of this chapter representing the sum of income benefits and medical and related benefits. See Kentucky Statutes 342.0011

History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 330, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4913.

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