A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with KRS § 403.800 to KRS § 403.880 which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2.
Effective: July 13, 2004

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 403.866

  • 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

History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 34, effective July 13, 2004.

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