KRS 403.150: Procedure -- Commencement of action, pleadings, abolition of existing

defenses.

(1) All proceedings under this chapter are commenced in the manner provided by the

Rules of Civil Procedure.

(2) The verified petition in a proceeding for dissolution of m arriage or legal separation

shall allege the marriage is irretrievably broken and shall set forth:

(a) The age, occupation, Social Security number, and residence of each party,

provided in accordance with KRS 403.135, and his length of residence in this

state. If domestic violence and abuse, as defined in KRS 403.720, is alleged

by either party, the party filing the petition shall certify the existence and

status of any domestic violence protective orders. The party filing the petition

and alleging the abus e may substitute the party's attorney's address as the

address of the party and any minor children;

(b) The date of the marriage and the place at which it was registered;

(c) That the parties are separated and the date on which the parties separated;

(d) The names, ages, Social Security numbers, and addresses, provided in

accordance with KRS 403.135, of any living infant children of the marriage,

and whether the wife is pregnant;

(e) Any arrangements as to custody, visitation, and support of the children and the

maintenance of a spouse; and

(f) The relief sought.

(3) Either or both parties to the marriage may initiate the proceeding.

(4) If a proceeding is commenced by one (1) of the parties, the other party must be

served in the manner provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure and may file a

verified response.

(5) Previously existing defenses to divorce and legal separation, including but not

limited to condonation, connivance, collusion, recrimination, insanity, and lapse of

time, are abolished.

(6) The cour t may join additional parties proper for the exercise of its authority to

implement this chapter.

(7) When the wife is pregnant at the time the petition is filed, the court may continue

the case until the pregnancy is terminated.