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HB707

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AN ACT relating to child support.

Amend KRS 403.211 to prohibit a child from initiating, intervening in, or otherwise becoming a party to an action to enforce or establish child support or in any related dissolution of marriage proceeding; prohibit a child from receiving child support payments directly, unless the child is emancipated due to age and eligible for support in accordance with KRS 403.213(3); require child support payments to be directed to the parent, custodian, or agency substantially contributing to the support of the child; amend KRS 403.213 to prohibit a child support order from being entered, continued, or made retroactive after a child has reached age 18 unless the child was under age 18 when the child support action was initiated.

Children and MinorsCivil ActionsCivil ProcedureCourts, FamilyDomestic Relations

Introduced: February 24, 2026

Last action: March 3, 2026

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Legislative History

Feb 24, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 24, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 3, 2026 · House
To Judiciary (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Steven Doan
Steven Doan

Representative · House District 069

Primary sponsor
steven.doan@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (2)

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Stephanie Dietz

Representative · House District 065

Co-sponsor
stephanie.dietz@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of John Hodgson
John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

Co-sponsor
john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov