{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.317","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.317","heading":"Custody proceedings involving domestic violence and abuse.","body":"In any proceeding for child custody under this chapter where the court has made a finding\nthat a party has committed domestic violence and abuse as defined in KRS 403.720\nagainst another party to the proceeding or a child of the parties:\n(1) The court shall not remove custody from or reduce the parenting time of the\nnonoffending party to whom the child is bonded or attached if the court finds that\nthe:\n(a) Nonoffending party is competent and not abusive; and\n(b) Removal would be solely for purposes of improving the relationship between\nthe child and the offending party; and\n(2) Any order to remediate resistance of a child to contact with a violent or abusive\nparent shall primarily address the behavior of that parent.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57566","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:29Z","sha256":"137d98b6784b0b27fafaa179ae0167a40c21285778edc298c0afbe6d57514aed","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.315","next":"us-ky/krs-403.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}