(1) By mutual consent, the parents of a child may modify an agreement regarding custodial responsibility made pursuant to KRS § 403A.201 to KRS § 403A.205.
(2) If an agreement is modified under subsection (1) of this section before deployment of a deploying parent, the modification shall be in writing and signed by both parents and any nonparent who will exercise custodial responsibility under the modified agreement.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 403A.203

  • Child: means :
    (a) An unemancipated individual who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Custodial responsibility: includes all powers and duties relating to caretaking authority and decision-making authority for a child. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Deploying parent: means a service member who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment and is:
    (a) A parent of a child under law of this state other than this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Deployment: means the movement or mobilization of a service member for more than ninety (90) days but less than eighteen (18) months pursuant to uniformed service orders that:
    (a) Are designated as unaccompanied. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Nonparent: means an individual other than a deploying parent or other parent. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Kentucky Statutes 403A.102

(3) If an agreement is modified under subsection (1) of this section during deployment of a deploying parent, the modification shall be agreed to in a record by both parents and any nonparent who will exercise custodial responsibility under the modified agreement.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Created 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2021.

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