{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-201.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 201.080","heading":"Children who may be received into the home.","body":"The board may receive into and maintain in the home's care, children under eighteen (18)\nyears of age who are residents of the county and who are:\n(1) Duly committed to the home's care; and\n(2) Such other children of the county as the board, or the superin tendent or such other\nofficers or employees as may be designated by the superintendent, with the approval\nof the board, may, in the absence of any judicial or official commitment, find for the\nbest interest of such children, to receive them into the home's  care, on the voluntary\napplication of the parents jointly, or the parent having custody, or the nearest living\nblood relative, or a legally appointed guardian.","path":["KRS Chapter 201"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7348","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:57Z","sha256":"18bb96a638f94c8cba6371d9f34fa283d58844cdc20ed5b57719cb7dec98615e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-201.070","next":"us-ky/krs-201.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}