2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 199 - PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN - ADOPTION
199.490 Contents of adoption petition -- Accompanying papers.
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<![CDATA[199.490 Contents of adoption petition -- Accompanying papers.
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(2)
(3)
The petition shall allege:
(a) The name, date, place of birth, place of residence, and mailing address of
each petitioner, and, if married, the date and place of their marriage;
(b) The name, date, place of birth, place of residence, and mailing address, if
known, of the child sought to be adopted;
(c) Relationship, if any, of the child to each petitioner;
(d) Full name by which the child shall be known after adoption;
(e) A full description of the property, if any, of the child so far as it is known to
the petitioner;
(f) The names of the parents of the child and the address of each living
parent, if known. The name of the biological father of a child born out of
wedlock shall not be given unless paternity is established in a legal
action, or unless an affidavit is filed stating that the affiant is the father of
the child. If certified copies of orders terminating parental rights are filed
as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the name of any parent
whose rights have been terminated shall not be given;
(g) The name and address of the child's guardian, if any, or of the cabinet,
institution, or agency having legal custody of the child;
(h) Any further facts necessary for the location of the person or persons
whose consent to the adoption is required, or whom KRS 199.480
requires to be made a party to or notified of the proceeding; and
(i) If any fact required by this subsection to be alleged is unknown to the
petitioners, the lack of knowledge shall be alleged.
There shall be filed with the petition certified copies of any orders terminating
parental rights. Any consent to adoption shall be filed prior to the entry of the
adoption judgment.
If the petitioner was not excepted by KRS 199.470(4) or (5), a copy of the
written approval of the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services
or the secretary's designee shall be filed with the petition.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 179, effective June 20, 2005. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 141, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1976 Ky.
Acts ch. 243, sec. 1. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 386, sec. 36. -- Created
1950 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 12.
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