{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-407.5313","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 407.5313","heading":"Costs and fees.","body":"(1) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.\n(2) If the obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an\nobligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs, and necessary travel and\nother reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The\ntribunal may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the obligee or the support\nenforcement agency of either the initiating or responding state or foreign country,\nexcept as provided by other law. Attorney's fees may be taxed as costs, and may be\nordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's\nown name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs and\nexpenses.\n(3) The tribu nal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable attorney's fees if it\ndetermines that the hearing was requested primarily for delay. In a proceeding under\nArticle 6 of this chapter, a hearing is presumed to have been requested primarily for\na delay if a registered support order is confirmed or enforced without change.","path":["KRS Chapter 407"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44101","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:34Z","sha256":"4727935fe420c27f3e87202cf7cfa7d72a2f7523bf8eb23ef9094b610a98bd9e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-407.5312","next":"us-ky/krs-407.5314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}