Kentucky Divorce Forms and Papers

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Kentucky Divorce terms and procedures are unique, as are all state by state divorce procedures, so please be sure to review them prior to ordering your Kentucky Divorce Forms

If you meet the Kentucky State requirements for Divorce please proceed to order your divorce documents.

Kentucky Residency Requirements

A spouse filing for divorce must have been a resident for 180 days.

Grounds for Divorce In Kentucky

The only grounds for divorce in Kentucky are the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.

Kentucky Child Custody

The parents may agree to, or the court may award, joint or sole custody of children. Joint custody does not necessarily that each parent will have the child 50% of the time, but it does insure that each parent will participate in making important decisions pertaining to the child.

Custody is determined according to the best interests of the child. Any custody decision should take into account the ability of each spouse to parent the child. The following are some other factors which should be considered:

wishes of the child's parent;
wishes of the child;
bond between child and parent and siblings;
child's adjustment to home, school, and community;
mental and physical health of all individuals involved.

Child Support

Kentucky has adopted child support guidelines which apply in virtually every case, unless special circumstances are present. The child support calculation takes into consideration the gross income of both parties, and certain child related expenses. Child support will continue until the child reaches the age of majority, and may be extended through his or her secondary education

Venue

The action must be brought in the county where the husband or wife usually resides.

Mediation

Either party may file a motion requesting mediation of their disputed issues, if a divorce is pending. Prior to the initiation of divorce proceedings, the parties may choose to submit any or all of their issues to mediation so that they may proceed in court on an uncontested basis.