{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-407.5706","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 407.5706","heading":"Registration of Convention support order.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a party who is an individual or a\nsupport enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order\nshall register the order in this state as provided in Article 6 of this chapter.\n(2) Notwithstanding KRS 407.5311 and 407.5602(1), a request for registration of a\nConvention support order shall be accompanied by:\n(a) A complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support\norder drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be  in the form\nrecommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law;\n(b) A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country;\n(c) If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in\nthe issuing  country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the\nrespondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be\nheard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an\nopportunity to be heard in a challenge or appe al on fact or law before a\ntribunal;\n(d) A record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was\ncalculated;\n(e) A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of\nsupport, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate\ncalculations; and\n(f) If necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free\nlegal assistance in the issuing country.\n(3) A request for registration of a Convention support order may seek recognition and\npartial enforcement of the order.\n(4) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a Convention support order\nwithout the filing of a contest under KRS 407.5707 only if, acting on its own\nmotion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of t he order would be\nmanifestly incompatible with public policy.\n(5) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order\nvacating the registration of a Convention support order.","path":["KRS Chapter 407"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44136","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:34Z","sha256":"0d3a0852355fc00d7e4f4485e75ff72d8bf4aaa86c5c8ef17ec936a4f9e8edcb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-407.5705","next":"us-ky/krs-407.5707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}