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Last action · March 3, 2026

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Introduced February 24, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB707

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…

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

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This bill changes Kentucky's child support laws by clarifying who can be a party in child support cases and who receives the payments. Under this bill, a child generally cannot join or start a child support case on their own, and payments must go to a parent, custodian, or agency supporting the child rather than directly to the child. It also limits when a court can issue or extend a child support order for someone…

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