{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-407.5707","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 407.5707","heading":"Contest of registered Convention support order.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, KRS 407.5605, 407.5606, 407.5607,\nand 407.5608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order.\n(2) A party contesting a registered Convention support order shall file a contest not\nlater than thirty (30) days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party\ndoes not reside in the United States, the contest shall be filed not later than sixty\n(60) days after notice of the registration.\n(3) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the  registered Convention support order\nby the time specified in subsection (2) of this section, the order is enforceable.\n(4) A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds\nset forth in KRS 407.5708. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.\n(5) In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of this state:\n(a) Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its\njurisdiction; and\n(b) May not review the merits of the order.\n(6) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order\nshall promptly notify the parties of its decision.\n(7) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention\nsupport order unless there are exceptional circumstances.","path":["KRS Chapter 407"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44137","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:34Z","sha256":"75ba6be7ae5773414e9265899e8e786b84921e97c7f7c1d95bb5cfa8d4ec6cd9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-407.5706","next":"us-ky/krs-407.5708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}