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407.5611 Modification of child support order of another state.
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(2)
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(6)
If KRS 407.5613 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a
child support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if, after
notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that:
(a) The following requirements are met:
1.
Neither the child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor
resides in the issuing state;
2.
A petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and
3.
The respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of
this state; or
(b) This state is the residence of the child, or a party who is an individual is
subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state, and all of the
parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing
tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
Modification of a registered child support order is subject to the same requirements,
procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a
tribunal of this state and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same
manner.
A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may
not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the
obligation of support. If two (2) or more tribunals have issued child support orders
for the same obligor and same child, the order that controls and shall be so
recognized under KRS 407.5207 establishes the aspects of the support order which
are nonmodifiable.
In a proceeding to modify a child support order, the law of the state that is
determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the
obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by
that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of
this state.
On the issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child support
order issued in another state, the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal having
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (5) of this section and KRS 407.5201(2), a
tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of
this state if:
(a) One (1) party resides in another state; and
(b) The other party resides outside the United States.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Repealed and reenacted 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 50, effective June 24,
2015. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 17, 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. 56, effective upon contingency.
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