(1) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies.
(2) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, KRS § 407.5706, 407.5707,

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 407.5705 v2

  • 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

407.5708, 407.5709, 407.5710, 407.5711, 407.5712, and 407.5713 apply.
(3) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a Convention support order or foreign support agreement:
(a) A security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and
(b) An obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.
(4) A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the Office of the
Attorney General.
(5) This Article does not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.
Effective: July 1, 2025
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 66, effective July 1, 2025. — Created
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 59, effective June 24, 2015.