Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 407.5603 (2026)

Effect of registration for enforcement

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(1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

(2) A registered support order issued in another state or foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 407.5101 to 407.5902 of this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction. Effective: July 15, 2016 History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 12, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 42, effective June 24, 2015. -- Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 20, effective March 23, 1998. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 48, effective upon contingency.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Ijeoma Odigwe v. Lauren Andrini (Ky. Ct. App. 2023).

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Ijeoma Odigwe v. Lauren Andrini (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “5101(21) and KRS 407.5603 when Odigwe filed it alongside his petition to register the Michigan custody determination.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 407.5603(1) — 1 case

Ijeoma Odigwe v. Lauren Andrini (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “5101(21) and KRS 407.5603 when Odigwe filed it alongside his petition to register the Michigan custody determination.”

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