KRS 411.137: Limitation on right to recover for wrongful death of child if parent has

abandoned care and maintenance.

(1) A parent who has willfully abandoned the care and maintenance of his or her child

shall not have a right to maintain a wrongful death action for that child and shall not

have a right otherwise to recover for the wrongful death of that child, unless:

(a) The abandoning parent had resumed the care and maintenance at least one (1)

year prior to the death of the child and had continued the care and

maintenance until the child's death; or

(b) The parent had been deprived of the custody of his or her child under an order

of a court of competent jurisdiction and the parent had substantially complied

with all orders of the court requiring contribution to the support of the child.

(2) This section may be cited as Mandy Jo's Law.