KRS 454.220: Personal jurisdiction of courts over nonresidents in certain domestic

relations matters.

A court in any matrimonial action or family court proceeding involving a demand for

support, alimony, maintenance, distributive awards, or special relief in matri monial

actions may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or defendant

notwithstanding the fact that he or she no longer is a resident or domiciliary of this state,

or over his or her executor or administrator, if the party seeking support is a resident of or

domiciled in this state at the time the demand is made, if this state was the matrimonial

domicile of the parties before their separation; the defendant abandoned the plaintiff in

this state; or the claim for support, alimony, maintenance, distributive awards, or special

relief in matrimonial actions accrued under the laws of this state. The action shall be filed

within one (1) year of the date the respondent or defendant became a nonresident of, or

moved his domicile from, this state. Servi ce of process may be made by personal service

if the defendant or respondent is found within the state or by service through the use of

KRS 454.210(3).