Kentucky Statutes 407.5206 – Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
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(1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:
(a) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act as provided in KRS § 407.5101 to KRS § 407.5902; or
(b) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
(2) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 9, 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 — Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky.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. 21, effective upon contingency.
(a) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act as provided in KRS § 407.5101 to KRS § 407.5902; or
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 407.5206
- 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.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.
(2) A tribunal of this state having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2016. — Amended
2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 9, 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 — Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky.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. 21, effective upon contingency.