Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB707: AN ACT relating to child support.
Status: In committee, March 3, 2026
Amend KRS 403.211 to prohibit a child from initiating, intervening in, or otherwise becoming a party to an action to enforce or establish child support or in any related dissolution of marriage proceeding; prohibit a child from receiving child support payments directly, unless the child is emancipated due to age and eligible for support in accordance with KRS 403.213(3); require child support payments to be directed to the parent, custodian, or agency substantially contributing to the support of the child; amend KRS 403.213 to prohibit a child support order from being entered, continued, or made retroactive after a child has reached age 18 unless the child was under age 18 when the child support action was initiated.
What the bill says
An act relating to child support.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to child support. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 403.211 is amended to read as follows: (1) An action to establish or enforce child support may be initiated by the parent, custodian, or agency substantially contributing to the support of the child. The action may be brought in the county in which the child resides or where the defendant resides. (2) Notwithstanding the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure or any other provision of law, a child shall not: (a) Initiate, intervene in, or otherwise become a party to an action under this section or in any related dissolution of marriage proceeding; or (b) Receive child support payments directly, unless the child is emancipated due to age and still eligible for support in accordance with subsection (3) of Section 2 of this Act. (3) At the time of initial establishment of a child support order, whether temporary or permanent, or in any proceeding to modify a support order, the child support guidelines in KRS 403.212 or 403.2122 shall serve as a rebuttable presumption for the establishment or modification of the amount of child support. Courts may deviate from the guidelines where their application would be unjust or inappropriate. Any deviation shall be accompanied by a written finding or specific …
Sponsors
- Steven Doan (R, HD-069) · primary sponsor
- Stephanie Dietz (R, HD-065)
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036)
Latest actions
- : to Judiciary (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Domestic Relations, Children And Minors, Courts, Family, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure
Common questions
- What is HB707?
- HB707 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to child support.
- What does HB707 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to child support.
- What is the status of HB707?
- In committee as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: to Judiciary (H) (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB707?
- Steven Doan (R, HD-069), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB707?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb707.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.