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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 407.5615: Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.

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  1. KRS Chapter 407

(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 407.5711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses

to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a

tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and

bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the

consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual

pursuant to KRS 407.5611 has been given or whether the individual seeking

modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.

(2) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order

pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

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