{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-199.505","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 199.505","heading":"Request for search of putative father registry -- Service of notice --","body":"Affidavit and registration form provided to requesting party -- Adoption\nnot granted unless affidavit filed with court -- Exceptions.\n(1) An attorney or child-placing agency that arranges a prospective adoption may\nat any time request that the cabinet search the putative father registry\nestablished under KRS  199.503 to determine whether a putative father is\nregistered in relation to a mother whose child is the subject of the adoption.\n(2) An attorney or child-placing agency that arranges a prospective adoption may\nat any time serve the putative father of a child or cause the putative father to be\nserved with actual notice that the mother of the child is considering an adoptive\nplacement for the child.\n(3) Beginning July 14, 2018, whenever a petition for adoption is filed, the attorney\nor child-placing agency that arranges the adoption shall request that the\ncabinet search the putative father registry at least one (1) day after the\nexpiration of the period specified by KRS 199.480(1)(b)2.\n(4) No  later than five (5) business days after receiving a request under subsection\n(1) or (3) of this section, the cabinet shall submit an affidavit to the requesting\nparty verifying whether a putative father is registered in relation to a mother\nwhose  child is the subject of the adoption.\n(5) Whenever  the cabinet finds that one  (1) or more  putative fathers are\nregistered, the cabinet shall submit a copy of each registration form with its\naffidavit.\n(6) A  court shall not grant an adoption unless the cabinet's affidavit under this\nsection is filed with the court.\n(7) An adoption involving a foreign-born child, an adoption initiated out-of-state, or\na  public agency adoption shall not be subject to the requirements of this\nsection.","path":["KRS Chapter 199"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52099","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:54Z","sha256":"c6f40e044e62662a1dbc950c1f48ec419fbe510f5ffe74771efc0e09edb319f1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-199.503","next":"us-ky/krs-199.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}