| Last Action | 02/19/19: to Health & Welfare (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to adoption. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1438 |
| Sponsors | M. Castlen, W. Westerfield |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide adoption information to biological or legal parents or guardians of a child when the cabinet first commences any action related to the removal of the child from the care of the legal parent or guardian due to an allegation of dependency, neglect, or abuse; allow a licensed child-placing agency, the cabinet, or qualified prospective adoptive parents to intervene in a court case related to an allegation of dependency, neglect, or abuse if a biological or legal parent executes a voluntary and informed consent for adoption; amend KRS 199.011 to establish that a person's voluntary and informed consent to place a child for adoption is final and irrevocable 72 hours after it is signed; amend KRS 199.480 to establish that a father has 23 days to register on the putative father registry after the birth of a child; amend KRS 199.500 to establish that a person's voluntary and informed consent to place a child for adoption is final and irrevocable 72 hours after it is signed; amend KRS 625.065 to establish that a father has 23 days to register on the putative father registry after the birth of a child. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts - Adoption consent and information, allow for Men - Adoption consent and information, allow for Parental Rights - Adoption consent and information, allow for Women - Adoption consent and information, allow for Children and Minors - Adoption consent and information, allow for |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:08 PM (EST)