{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-406.115","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 406.115","heading":"Costs of action and attorney's fees.","body":"The court from time to time, after considering the financial resources of both parties, may\norder a party to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining or\ndefending any proceeding under this chapter and for attorney's fees for p rivate counsel,\nincluding sums for legal services rendered and costs incurred prior to commencement of\nthe proceeding, or after entry of judgment. Upon determination that an action under this\nchapter was initiated in bad faith, the court may order the offending party to pay attorney's\nfees to the opposing attorney for legal services rendered and costs incurred. The court\nmay order that the amount be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in\nhis or her name.","path":["KRS Chapter 406"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51314","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:33Z","sha256":"157d0acb7c20fe670fa46c4b0869a36edc5947ed986ac2902e5c0d8b6126a418","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-406.111","next":"us-ky/krs-406.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}