{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-199.520","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 199.520","heading":"Judgment -- Prerequisites -- Orders -- Name and legal status of child --","body":"Health history and other nonidentifying information of biological parents and\nrelatives to be given to adoptive parents.\n(1) (a) After hearing the case, the court shall enter a judgment of adoption if it finds\nthat:\n1. The facts stated in the petition were established;\n2. All legal requirements, including jurisdiction, relating to the adoption\nhave been complied with;\n3. The petitioners are of good moral character, of re putable standing in the\ncommunity and of ability to properly maintain and educate the child;\nand\n4. The best interest of the child will be promoted by the adoption and that\nthe child is suitable for adoption.\n(b) In the judgment, the name of the child sh all be changed to conform with the\nprayer of the petition. The judgment and all orders required to be entered and\nrecorded in the order book, including the caption, shall contain only the names\nof the petitioners and the proposed adopted name of the child,  without any\nreference to its former name or the names of its birth parents.\n(2) (a) Upon entry of the judgment of adoption, from and after the date of the filing\nof the petition, the child shall be:\n1. Deemed the child of petitioners; and\n2. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, for all legal\nconsiderations, the natural child of the parents adopting it the same as if\nborn of their bodies.\n(b) For purposes of inheritance and succession, the child shall only be deemed the\nchild of the petitioners if the child was adopted and resided in the household\nof the petitioners prior to eighteen (18) years of age.\n(c) Upon granting an adoption, all legal relationship between the adopted child\nand the biological parents shall be terminated  except the relationship of a\nbiological parent who is the spouse of an adoptive parent.\n(3) The clerk of the court shall notify the cabinet of any action of the court with respect\nto entering a judgment granting an adoption, the amendment of an adoption, or the\ndenial or dismissal of a petition for adoption.\n(4) (a) The cabinet or other child -placing agency shall provide to the adoptive\nparents and the Circuit Court, in writing, on a standardized form provided by\nthe cabinet, the health history and other n onidentifying background\ninformation of biological parents and blood relatives of the adopted person to\nthe extent known, not later than the date of finalization of the adoption\nproceedings. This information shall include the results of any tests for HIV o r\nhepatitis A, B, and C; and\n(b) The information provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection, if known,\nshall, upon the request in person or in writing of the adult adopted person, be\nmade available in writing to that person. The information shall not  be made\navailable if it would identify the biological parents of the adopted person,\nexcept as provided in KRS 199.570 and 199.572.","path":["KRS Chapter 199"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57695","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:54Z","sha256":"aba4a433fc28b236442037960b6861d971a5d619d80c59cad48b88f49b27b4f0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-199.515","next":"us-ky/krs-199.521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}