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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 454.220 (2026)

Personal jurisdiction of courts over nonresidents in certain domestic

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relations matters. A court in any matrimonial action or family court proceeding involving a demand for support, alimony, maintenance, distributive awards, or special relief in matrimonial actions may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or defendant notwithstanding the fact that he or she no longer is a resident or domiciliary of this state, or over his or her executor or administrator, if the party seeking support is a resident of or domiciled in this state at the time the demand is made, if this state was the matrimonial domicile of the parties before their separation; the defendant abandoned the plaintiff in this state; or the claim for support, alimony, maintenance, distributive awards, or special relief in matrimonial actions accrued under the laws of this state. The action shall be filed within one (1) year of the date the respondent or defendant became a nonresident of, or moved his domicile from, this state. Service of process may be made by personal service if the defendant or respondent is found within the state or by service through the use of KRS 454.210(3). Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 4, effective July 14, 1992.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Davis-Johnson ex rel. Davis v. Parmelee, 18 S.W.3d 347 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999).
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Davis-Johnson ex rel. Davis v. Parmelee, 18 S.W.3d 347 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 15× “Appellee argued that KRS 454.220, 3 governing actions for support, as opposed to KRS 454.”
Jeffrey v. Jeffrey, 153 S.W.3d 849 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “The petition also stated that “the respondent [Clifford] is within the personal jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to KRS 454.220 and under that statute, the Kentucky Secretary of State is deemed the statutory agent for service of process.”
Miller v. McGinity, 234 S.W.3d 371 (Ky. Ct. App. 2007). “Pursuant to KRS 454.220, in order for a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a matrimonial action or a proceeding involving distributive awards, the personal service requirements set forth in KRS 454.”
Lance Richard Motter v. Victoria Cruse Motter (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 16× “KRS 454.220 states: A court in any matrimonial action or family court proceeding involving a demand for support, alimony, maintenance, distributive awards, or special relief in matrimonial actions may exercise personal jurisdiction over the respondent or defendant…”
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