Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 403.070 (2026)

Repealed, 1972

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Court to provide for care of children. History: Repealed 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 29. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 17. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2123.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 50 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1942–2025 · leading case: Daugherty v. TELEK, 366 S.W.3d 463 (Ky. 2012).
Daugherty v. TELEK, 366 S.W.3d 463 (Ky. 2012). · cites it 2× “740 Telek asserts that the fourteen-day timing provision of KRS 403.070 was violated because the hearing and entry of the DVO on October 21, 2009, occurred some two months after the initial issuance of an EPO.”
Gullion v. Gullion, 163 S.W.3d 888 (Ky. 2005). “The court retains a continuing power to revise or alter its order or to enter a new decree, as the circumstances may require, both under the statutory provision and the inherent power of a court of equity in such cases.”
Benson v. Benson, 291 S.W.2d 27 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 4× “KRS 403.070 provides that in a divorce action where the custody and maintenance of infant children are involved, the court, before rendering the decree of divorce or on final judgment, "may make orders for the care, custody and maintenance of the minor children of the parties";…”
Ullman v. Ullman, 302 S.W.2d 849 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 3× “This was under authority of KRS 403.070 and in accordance with a rule of the Jefferson Circuit Court.”
Young v. Young, 413 S.W.2d 887 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “020(1) and KRS 403.070. KRS 405.020(1) reads as follows: “The father and mother shall have the joint custody, nurture and education of their minor children.”
Duncan v. Burnett, 166 S.W.2d 419 (Ky. Ct. App. 1942). · cites it 2× “130, Carroll’s Kentucky Statutes, Section 988, provides that courts of continuous session shall have control of their judgments for only sixty days, but KRS 403.070, Carroll’s Kentucky Statutes, Section 2123, provides that: “Pending an application for divorce, or on final…”
Ruttencutter v. Ruttencutter, 169 S.W.2d 604 (Ky. Ct. App. 1943). · cites it 2× “Upon receiving that information defendant approached his wife concerning the matter, in which it was discussed in more or less inflammatory language, but he finally concluded to overlook the incident and to continue the family relations with defendant, which he did for sometime…”
Dalton v. Dalton, 367 S.W.2d 840 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). “Even under the restricted rules of pleading of the former Civil Code, it was held that where a parent had notice that the matter of custody of the children would be brought before the court, the court, under its equitable, as well as statutory, powers with respect to the custody…”
Duncan v. Duncan, 170 S.W.2d 22 (Ky. Ct. App. 1943). “It was said in the opinion affirming the judgment of May 13, 1942, that the appellee was the proper person to have the custody of the three children. In determining the custody of a child in a divorce case, courts must have principally in view the interest and welfare of the…”
Pegram v. Pegram, 219 S.W.2d 772 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “KRS 403.070; Beutel v. Beutel, 305 Ky. 683 , 205 S.”
Spurlin v. Spurlin, 456 S.W.2d 683 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “KRS 403.070. In October, 1966, the parties to this action, by written agreement, fixed $400.”
Carter v. Netherton, 302 S.W.2d 382 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). “KRS 403.070; Middleton v. Middleton, 235 Ky.”
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