Ky. Rev. Stat. » Chapter 403

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 403.290

Child: court may interview, court may seek advice of professional

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KY-LRCapps.legislature.ky.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

personnel. (1) The court may interview the child in chambers to ascertain the child's wishes as to his custodian and as to visitation. The court may permit counsel to be present at the interview. The court shall cause a record of the interview to be made and to be part of the record in the case. (2) The court may seek the advice of professional personnel, whether or not employed by the court on a regular basis. The advice given shall be in writing and made available by the court to counsel upon request. Counsel may examine as a witness any professional personnel consulted by the court. History: Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 19.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Morgan v. Getter
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Morgan v. Getter (2014) ky · cites it 5× “Our conclusion that the trial court erred by accepting into evidence the GAL’s report but then denying Morgan’s request to cross-examine the GAL does not end our analysis.”
Lydia Addison v. Kevin Addison (2015) ky · cites it 8× “as permitted by KRS 403.290, and in doing so denied Lydia the opportunity for a full and fair hearing of her case; consequently, reversal is appropriate on this ground.”
Poe v. Poe (1986) kyctapp · cites it 2× “Although Joanne necessarily challenges this finding, the crux of her argument simply stated is that the expert testimony of psychologist Lippman and Rhodes is incompetent, apparently because the two professionals were retained by the father rather than appointed by the court…”
Chalupa v. Chalupa (1992) kyctapp · cites it 2× “The appellant/husband contends that the trial court erred in: failing to order a psychological examination of the appellee, Pamela Chalupa, before awarding her custody; failing to award joint custody; its division of marital debts; and in failing to alternate the dependency…”
Hardin v. Hardin (1986) kyctapp “If necessary, the court should order an investigation and report from professional personnel, pursuant to KRS 403.290 and KRS 403.300. Appellant also contends that the court erred in failing to give her an opportunity to purchase the marital residence or in the alternative in…”
Brown v. Brown (1974) kyctapphigh · cites it 2× “The third argument presented is that the trial court should have interviewed the son, Douglas, age 7, in chambers pursuant to KRS 403.290. It is discretionary as to whether or not the trial judge should interview a child.”
Robin S. Hutchinson v. Jennie E. (Hutchinson) Cobb (2014) me “) (allowing a child’s testimony to be taken in chambers if certain circumstances exist); Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 403.290 (West, West-law through 2013 Sess.”
Couch v. Couch (2004) ky “KRS 403.290(1) authorizes a trial court to “interview the child in chambers to ascertain the child’s wishes as to his custodian and as to visitation.”
Kimberly Ann Angulo v. Miguel Angel Angulo (2021) kyctapp · cites it 10× “Lydia does not dispute that a decision to interview the -19- children in camera pursuant to KRS 403.290(1) lies within the trial court’s sound discretion, but argues that neither KRE 611 nor KRS 403.”
Ann Thrall v. Al Thrall (2023) kyctapp · cites it 6× “KRS 403.290 states: (1) The court may interview the child in chambers to ascertain the child’s wishes as to his custodian and as to visitation.”
Sally A. May v. Donnie J. Harrison (2018) ky · cites it 5× “” In affirming the trial court, the Court of Appeals held that although the judge’s questioning exceeded the bounds of KRS 403.290(1), the error was harmless. We granted discretionary review.”
Kevin Addison v. Lydia Addison (2015) ky · cites it 7× “as permitted by KRS 403.290, and in doing so denied Lydia the opportunity for a full and fair hearing of her case; consequently, reversal is appropriate on this ground.”
Show all 23 citing cases →
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 403.290(1) — 11 cases
Lydia Addison v. Kevin Addison (2015) ky “as permitted by KRS 403.290, and in doing so denied Lydia the opportunity for a full and fair hearing of her case; consequently, reversal is appropriate on this ground.”
Morgan v. Getter (2014) ky “Our conclusion that the trial court erred by accepting into evidence the GAL’s report but then denying Morgan’s request to cross-examine the GAL does not end our analysis.”
Couch v. Couch (2004) ky “KRS 403.290(1) authorizes a trial court to “interview the child in chambers to ascertain the child’s wishes as to his custodian and as to visitation.”
Brown v. Brown (1974) kyctapphigh “The third argument presented is that the trial court should have interviewed the son, Douglas, age 7, in chambers pursuant to KRS 403.290. It is discretionary as to whether or not the trial judge should interview a child.”
Kimberly Ann Angulo v. Miguel Angel Angulo (2021) kyctapp “Lydia does not dispute that a decision to interview the -19- children in camera pursuant to KRS 403.290(1) lies within the trial court’s sound discretion, but argues that neither KRE 611 nor KRS 403.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 403.290(2) — 7 cases
Morgan v. Getter (2014) ky “Our conclusion that the trial court erred by accepting into evidence the GAL’s report but then denying Morgan’s request to cross-examine the GAL does not end our analysis.”
Chalupa v. Chalupa (1992) kyctapp “The appellant/husband contends that the trial court erred in: failing to order a psychological examination of the appellee, Pamela Chalupa, before awarding her custody; failing to award joint custody; its division of marital debts; and in failing to alternate the dependency…”
L.P. v. Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Commonwealth of Kentucky (2025) kyctapp
Kevin Miles v. Allison Miles (2025) kyctapp
Tara A. Watkins v. Steven Joseph Wiley (2022) kyctapp
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.