KRS 24A.290: Counterclaim -- Notice.

The defendant may file with the clerk a counterclaim against the plaintiff in an amount

not in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) exclusive of interest and

costs, if the counterclaim arose out of the same transaction or occurrence that is the

subject matter of the plaintiff's claim, and if the counterclaim does not require for its

adjudication the presence of third parties over whom the division cannot acquire

jurisdiction. Any counterclaim shall be filed with the clerk, and a copy deliver ed to the

plaintiff at least five (5) days prior to the time of the hearing. If the defendant's

counterclaim is in excess of the jurisdictional limits of the division, then the provisions of

KRS 24A.310(1) shall apply.