{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-199.575","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 199.575","heading":"Procedure whereby adopted person may seek to locate preadoptive sibling.","body":"In situations where a preadoptive brother or sister relationship existed, and one (1) or\nmore of these siblings was then adopted, the following procedures shall be followed on\nan inquiry by one (1) or more of the siblings to the Cabinet for Health and Fami ly\nServices seeking information about his brother or sister:\n(1) In all cases, an adopted person eighteen (18) years of age or older or a preadoptive\nsibling eighteen (18) years of age or older of an adopted person may file\ninformation concerning himself, his present location, and his known antecedents\nwith the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, stating his interest in being\nreunited with his preadoptive siblings and authorizing the cabinet to release such\ninformation to his preadoptive siblings who may make similar inquiry.\n(2) In any case in which a person eighteen (18) years of age or older requests\ninformation about or expresses a desire in being reunited with a preadoptive sibling,\nthe cabinet shall first determine whether such sibling has made sim ilar inquiry\npursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the sibling has previously authorized\nrelease of information about himself, the cabinet shall release the information to the\nsibling making inquiry.","path":["KRS Chapter 199"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7194","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:54Z","sha256":"c2d3a0a3206cf4cfeb655266332c301efc0dfa1f88b4fdee745f706081e8fb56","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-199.572","next":"us-ky/krs-199.580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}