KRS 407.5307: Duties of support enforcement agency.

(1) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a

petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.

(2) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the

petitioner shall:

(a) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another

state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

(b) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;

(c) Make a reasonable effort to obtain a ll relevant information, including

information as to income and property of the parties;

(d) Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after

receipt of notice in a record from initiating, responding, or registering tribunal,

send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(e) Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after

receipt of a communication in a record from the respondent or the

respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and

(f) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.

(3) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child

support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable

efforts:

(a) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or

(b) If two (2) or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling

order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a

determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

(4) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and

enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency

shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts

in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

(5) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this

state to issue a child suppo rt order and an income -withholding order that redirect

payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support

enforcement agency of another state pursuant to KRS 407.5319.

(6) KRS 407.5101 to 407.5902 does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and

client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the

attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.