{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-199.515","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 199.515","heading":"Hearing -- Notice.","body":"After the report of the guardian ad litem, if any, for the child and the report required by\nKRS 199.510 have been filed, the court at any time on motion of its own or that of any\ninterested party may set a time for a hearing on the petition to be conducted  in chambers\nin privacy, except as hereinafter provided. Notice of the hearing shall be given to all\nnecessary parties at least ten (10) days in advance thereof, unless such parties shall have\nanswered and agreed to the adoption or have failed to answer an d the time for answering\nhas expired, or shall have waived notice of the hearing. All necessary parties may be\npresent and at least one (1) of the adopting parents and the guardian ad litem, if any, for\nthe child must be present at the hearing.","path":["KRS Chapter 199"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7182","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:54Z","sha256":"aca00cd2526ec024bfa30135960c038a9f8de315b8ed7a0bad0dafb37926d370","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-199.510","next":"us-ky/krs-199.520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}