Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB460: AN ACT relating to custody.
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
Amend KRS 403.270, 403.280, 403.315, and 403.340 to remove the presumption in favor of joint custody and equal parenting time; amend KRS 403.320 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to custody.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to custody. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 403.270 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) As used in this chapter and KRS 405.020, unless the context requires otherwise, "de facto custodian" means a person who has been shown by clear and convincing evidence to have been the primary caregiver for, and financial supporter of, a child who within the last two (2) years has resided with the person for an aggregate period of six (6) months or more if the child is under three (3) years of age and for an aggregate period of one (1) year or more if the child is three (3) years of age or older or has been placed by the Department for Community Based Services. Any period of time after a legal proceeding has been commenced by a parent seeking to regain custody of the child shall not be included in determining whether the child has resided with the person for the required minimum period. (b) A person shall not be a de facto custodian until a court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the person meets the definition of de facto custodian established in paragraph (a) of this subsection. Once a court determines that a person meets the …
Sponsors
- Adrielle Camuel (D, HD-093) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026
- : floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : to Families & Children (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Domestic Relations, Courts, Children And Minors, Parental Rights, Civil Actions
Common questions
- What is HB460?
- HB460 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to custody.
- What does HB460 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to custody.
- What is the status of HB460?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026 (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB460?
- Adrielle Camuel (D, HD-093).
- Where is the official record for HB460?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb460.html
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