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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 403.320, if a parent of a child is convicted of murder or manslaughter in the first degree of the other parent, a court shall not grant the convicted parent visitation rights with respect to that child unless the court, through a hearing, determines that visitation is in the child's best interest.
(2) If the court later modifies a denial of visitation to grant visitation, the court shall do so only after a hearing which establishes that visitation is in the child's best interest.
(3) In any hearing conducted under subsection (1) or (2) of this section:
(a) Jurisdiction shall lie with the Circuit Court of the county where the child resides; and
(b) The convicted parent, to obtain visitation, shall have to meet the burden of proving that visitation is in the child's best interest.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXV. Domestic Relations § 403.325.Visitation denied parent convicted of homicide of other parent; exception; hearing required - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxxv-domestic-relations/ky-rev-st-sect-403-325/
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