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HB 195 (BR 301) - T. Burch, K. Flood, J. Wayne

     AN ACT relating to adoption.
     Amend KRS 199.011 to establish that the definition for stepparent means the spouse of the legal parent of the child to be adopted, or any non-relative adult person who, upon the petition for adoption with the written consent of the legal parent of the child to be adopted, the court finds acts in a parental role to the child; and amend KRS 199.520 to establish that biological parent rights still exist after the adoption of a child by a stepparent.

     Jan 5-introduced in House
     Jan 6-to Health & Welfare (H)
     Jan 25-posted in committee


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