407.5304 Duties of initiating tribunal.
(1)
(2)
Upon the filing of a petition authorized by KRS 407.5101 to 407.5902, an initiating
tribunal of this state shall forward three (3) copies of the petition and its
accompanying documents:
(a) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the
responding state; or
(b) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information
agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the
appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.
If a responding state has not enacted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a
law or procedure substantially similar to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act,
a tribunal of this state may issue a certificate or other document and make findings
required by law of the responding state. If the responding state is a foreign
jurisdiction, the tribunal may specify the amount of support sought and provide
other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding state.
Effective: March 23, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 4, effective March 23, 1998.-Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 20, effective March
23, 1998. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 28, effective upon contingency.
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