{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.740","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.740","heading":"Domestic violence order -- Restrictions -- Temporary child support --","body":"Expiration and reissuance.\n(1) Following a hearing ordered under KRS 403.730, if a court finds by a\npreponderance of the evidence that domestic violence and abuse h as occurred and\nmay again occur, the court may issue a domestic violence order:\n(a) Restraining the adverse party from:\n1. Committing further acts of domestic violence and abuse;\n2. Any unauthorized contact or communication with the petitioner or other\nperson specified by the court;\n3. Approaching the petitioner or other person specified by the court within\na distance specified in the order, not to exceed five hundred (500) feet;\n4. Going to or within a specified distance of a specifically described\nresidence, school, or place of employment or area where such a place is\nlocated; and\n5. Disposing of or damaging any of the property of the parties;\n(b) Authorizing, at the request of the petitioner:\n1. Limited contact or communication between the parties that the court\nfinds necessary; or\n2. The parties to remain in a common area, which may necessitate them\nbeing closer than five hundred (500) feet under limited circumstances\nwith specific parameters set forth by the court.\nNothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted to place any restriction or\nrestraint on the petitioner;\n(c) Directing or prohibiting any other actions that the court believes will be of\nassistance in eliminating future acts of domesti c violence and abuse, except\nthat the court shall not order the petitioner to take any affirmative action;\n(d) Directing that either or both of the parties receive counseling services\navailable in the community in domestic violence and abuse cases; and\n(e) Additionally, if applicable:\n1. Directing the adverse party to vacate a residence shared by the parties to\nthe action;\n2. Utilizing the criteria set forth in KRS 403.270, 403.320, and 403.822,\ngrant temporary custody, subject to KRS 403.315;\n3. Utilizing the criteria set forth in KRS 403.211, 403.212, 403.2122, and\n403.213, award temporary child support; and\n4. Awarding possession of any shared domestic animal to the petitioner.\n(2) In imposing a location restriction described in subsection (1)(a)4. of this section, the\ncourt shall:\n(a) Afford the petitioner and respondent, if present, an opportunity to testify on\nthe issue of the locations and areas from which the respondent should or\nshould not be excluded;\n(b) Only impose a location restriction where the re is a specific, demonstrable\ndanger to the petitioner or other person protected by the order;\n(c) Specifically describe in the order the locations or areas prohibited to the\nrespondent; and\n(d) Consider structuring a restriction so as to allow the respon dent transit through\nan area if the respondent does not interrupt his or her travel to harass, harm, or\nattempt to harass or harm the petitioner.\n(3) When temporary child support is granted under this section, the court shall enter an\norder detailing how t he child support is to be paid and collected. Child support\nordered under this section may be enforced utilizing the same procedures as any\nother child support order.\n(4) A domestic violence order shall be effective for a period of time fixed by the court,\nnot to exceed three (3) years, and may be reissued upon expiration for subsequent\nperiods of up to three (3) years each. The fact that an order has not been violated\nsince its issuance may be considered by a court in hearing a request for a reissuance\nof the order.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55607","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:30Z","sha256":"cdbde290f2e7d5c81ae4f41a46fa72c984e7cd64316776e789792a528e832e69","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.737","next":"us-ky/krs-403.741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}