Kentucky Statutes 199.505 – Request for search of putative father registry — Service of notice — Affidavit and registration form provided to requesting party — Adoption not granted unless affidavit filed with court — Exceptions
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(1) An attorney or child-placing agency that arranges a prospective adoption may at any time request that the cabinet search the putative father registry established under KRS § 199.503 to determine whether a putative father is registered in relation to a mother whose child is the subject of the adoption.
(2) An attorney or child-placing agency that arranges a prospective adoption may at any time serve the putative father of a child or cause the putative father to be served with actual notice that the mother of the child is considering an adoptive placement for the child.
(3) Beginning July 14, 2018, whenever a petition for adoption is filed, the attorney or child-placing agency that arranges the adoption shall request that the cabinet search the putative father registry at least one (1) day after the expiration of the period specified by KRS § 199.480(1)(b)2.
(4) No later than five (5) business days after receiving a request under subsection (1) or (3) of this section, the cabinet shall submit an affidavit to the requesting party verifying whether a putative father is registered in relation to a mother whose child is the subject of the adoption.
(5) Whenever the cabinet finds that one (1) or more putative fathers are registered, the cabinet shall submit a copy of each registration form with its affidavit.
(6) A court shall not grant an adoption unless the cabinet’s affidavit under this section is filed with the court.
(7) An adoption involving a foreign-born child, an adoption initiated out-of-state, or a public agency adoption shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.
Effective:April 1, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 12, effective April 1, 2022. — Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 6, effective June 27, 2019. — Created 2018
Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 29, effective July 14, 2018.
(2) An attorney or child-placing agency that arranges a prospective adoption may at any time serve the putative father of a child or cause the putative father to be served with actual notice that the mother of the child is considering an adoptive placement for the child.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 199.505
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
- Child: means any person who has not reached his eighteenth birthday. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
- Child-placing agency: means any agency licensed by the cabinet, which supervises the placement of children in foster family homes or child-caring facilities, or which places children for adoption. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
(3) Beginning July 14, 2018, whenever a petition for adoption is filed, the attorney or child-placing agency that arranges the adoption shall request that the cabinet search the putative father registry at least one (1) day after the expiration of the period specified by KRS § 199.480(1)(b)2.
(4) No later than five (5) business days after receiving a request under subsection (1) or (3) of this section, the cabinet shall submit an affidavit to the requesting party verifying whether a putative father is registered in relation to a mother whose child is the subject of the adoption.
(5) Whenever the cabinet finds that one (1) or more putative fathers are registered, the cabinet shall submit a copy of each registration form with its affidavit.
(6) A court shall not grant an adoption unless the cabinet’s affidavit under this section is filed with the court.
(7) An adoption involving a foreign-born child, an adoption initiated out-of-state, or a public agency adoption shall not be subject to the requirements of this section.
Effective:April 1, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 12, effective April 1, 2022. — Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 6, effective June 27, 2019. — Created 2018
Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 29, effective July 14, 2018.