{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.320","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.320","heading":"Visitation of minor child -- Visitation rights of custodial relatives following","body":"termination of parental rights of others.\n(1) A parent not granted custody of the child and not awarded shared parenting time\nunder the presumption specified in  KRS 403.270(2), 403.280(2), or 403.340(5) is\nentitled to reasonable visitation rights unless the court finds, after a hearing, that\nvisitation would endanger seriously the child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional\nhealth. Upon request of either party,  the court shall issue orders which are specific\nas to the frequency, timing, duration, conditions, and method of scheduling\nvisitation and which reflect the development age of the child.\n(2) If domestic violence and abuse, as defined in KRS 403.720, has b een alleged, the\ncourt shall, after a hearing, determine the visitation arrangement, if any, which\nwould not endanger seriously the child's or the custodial parent's physical, mental,\nor emotional health.\n(3) The court may modify an order granting or denyi ng visitation rights whenever\nmodification would serve the best interests of the child; but the court shall not\nrestrict a parent's visitation rights unless it finds that the visitation would endanger\nseriously the child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health.\n(4) Under circumstances where the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, it is\nin the best interest of the child, any relative, by blood or affinity, that was\npreviously granted temporary custody pursuant to the provisions of KRS 620.0 90\nmay be granted reasonable noncustodial parental visitation rights by a Circuit Court\nor Family Court as an intervenor or by original action. Once the relative has been\ngranted visitation pursuant to this subsection, those rights shall not be adversely\naffected by the termination of custodial or parental rights of an individual who has\npermanent custody of the child unless the court determines that termination of the\nvisitation rights are in the best interests of the child. The action shall be brought in\nthe county in which the temporary or permanent custody order was entered or where\nthe child resides.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51201","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:29Z","sha256":"d797c333378761f7f699bc8692894f4aac438f0d4d5719e48345dd8d2e600f95","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.317","next":"us-ky/krs-403.322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}