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Last action · February 25, 2025

To Families & Children (H)

Introduced February 14, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB549

AN ACT relating to the dissolution of marriage.

Amend KRS 403.044 to establish that the 60-day waiting period for the presentation of testimony in a divorce proceeding involving minor children shall not apply where the parties have completed the collaborative law process or family mediation that has resulted in a final agreement that is filed with the court.

Domestic Relations Courts, Family Children and Minors Civil Actions Civil Procedure

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This bill would change Kentucky divorce law so that couples with minor children can skip the required 60-day waiting period if they have already completed a collaborative law process or family mediation and reached a full written agreement. Currently, all divorcing parents must wait at least 60 days before presenting testimony to the court, regardless of whether they have already resolved their differences. This change would allow families who have settled their case through mediation…

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