Kentucky Statutes 407.5615 – Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS § 407.5711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to KRS § 407.5611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.
(2) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 53, effective June 24, 2015.
(2) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 407.5615
- 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
- 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
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 53, effective June 24, 2015.