Hummeldorf v. Hummeldorf

McDONALD, Judge:

At issue on this appeal is the constitutionality of K.R.S. 452.470, the divorce venue statute, which fixes venue in the home county of the wife. Specifically, the statute reads as follows:

*796An action for alimony or divorce must be brought in the county where the wife usually resides, if she has an actual residence in the state; if not, in the county of the husband’s residence.

The appellant husband filed this action for divorce in Boone County where he has resided for less than six months. His wife and their children have lived in adjacent Kenton County for eighteen years. The…