Under KRS § 407.5101 to KRS § 407.5902, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Effective: July 15, 2016

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 407.5203

  • Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 6, effective June 24, 2015. — Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 20, effective March 23, 1998. — Created 1996
Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 18, effective upon contingency.