{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-404.060","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 404.060","heading":"Married women as parties to actions.","body":"(1) A married woman may sue, and be sued, as a single woman.\n(2) She may defend an action against her and her husband for herself, and for him also\nif he fail to defend.\n(3) If a husband desert his wife, she may bring or defend for him any action which he\nmight bring or defend, and shall have the powers and rights with reference thereto\nwhich he would have had but for such desertion.\n(4) If a female party to an action marry, her husband may be made a party by a motion,\ncausing the fact to be stated upon the record; and the action shall not be delayed by\nreason of the marriage.\n(5) But if a wife be adjudged mentally disabled, or imprisoned, the actions mentioned\nin subsections (1), (2) and (3), of this section must be prosecuted or defended by her\nguardian, conservator, or curator, if she have one, and if she have none, must be\nprosecuted by her next friend, or defended by her guardian ad litem.","path":["KRS Chapter 404"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17540","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:31Z","sha256":"05f1a68a4282f53aa9d7c62ac9528e36d4f288022976a97b96d22e5d2f6f48c3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-404.050","next":"us-ky/krs-405.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}