KRS 403.300: Court may order investigation in custody proceedings -- Attorney to

receive copy.

(1) In contested custody proceedings, and in other custody proceedings if a parent or

the child's custodian so requests, the court may order an investigation and re port

concerning custodial arrangements for the child. The investigation and report may

be made by the friend of the court or such other agency as the court may select.

(2) In preparing his report concerning a child, the investigator may consult any person

who may have information about the child and his potential custodial arrangements.

Upon order of the court, the investigator may refer the child to professional

personnel for diagnosis. The investigator may consult with and obtain information

from medical, psychiatric, or other expert persons who have served the child in the

past without obtaining the consent of the parent or the child's custodian; but the

child's consent must be obtained if he has reached the age of 16, unless the court

finds that he lacks mental capacity to consent. If the requirements of subsection (3)

are fulfilled, the investigator's report may be received in evidence at the hearing.

(3) The clerk shall mail the investigator's report to counsel and to any party not

represented by coun sel at least 10 days prior to the hearing. The investigator shall

make available to counsel and to any party not represented by counsel the

investigator's file of underlying data, and reports, complete texts of diagnostic

reports made to the investigator pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2), and the

names and addresses of all persons whom the investigator has consulted. Any party

to the proceeding may call the investigator and any person whom he has consulted

for cross-examination. A party may not w aive his right of cross -examination prior

to the hearing.