KRS 394.250: When action in circuit court stays proceedings under will -- Court may

stop distribution.

An action filed in the circuit court, pursuant to KRS 394.240, shall not, unless taken

within twelve (12) months from the entry of the district court's order, pr event the

appointment of an administrator or executor by the district court or the settlement,

distribution, and division of the decedent's estate. The circuit court in which proceedings

are pending may make an order restraining the further distribution an d division of the

estate. Should such a restraining order be made, the court may in its discretion require the

plaintiffs to give bond as required by the Rules of Civil Procedure concerning injunctive

relief in civil actions generally. Such an order shall not restrain administration of the

estate other than as set out in the order.