{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-406.011","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 406.011","heading":"Obligations of father -- Presumption of paternity.","body":"The father of a child which is or may be born out of wedlock is liable to the same extent\nas the father of a child born in wedlock, whether or not the child is born alive, for the\nreasonable expense of the mother's pregnancy and confinement and for the edu cation,\nnecessary support and funeral expenses of the child. A child born during lawful wedlock,\nor within ten (10) months thereafter, is presumed to be the child of the husband and wife.\nHowever, a child born out of wedlock includes a child born to a married woman by a man\nother than her husband where evidence shows that the marital relationship between the\nhusband and wife ceased ten (10) months prior to the birth of the child.","path":["KRS Chapter 406"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17610","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:32Z","sha256":"085a562d91439e71dcb6dfa82fdf15b3e090e68feffd7c3059d09de800a56619","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-406.010","next":"us-ky/krs-406.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}