{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-405.028","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 405.028","heading":"Custody, visitation, and inheritance rights denied parent convicted of a","body":"felony sexual offense from which victim delivered a child -- Waiver -- Child\nsupport obligation.\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who  has been\nconvicted of a felony offense under KRS Chapter 510, or a comparable offense\nfrom another jurisdiction, in which the victim of that offense has conceived and\ndelivered a child, shall not have custody or visitation rights, or the right of\ninheritance under KRS Chapter 391 with respect to that child.\n(2) The adult mother of the child may waive the protection afforded under subsection\n(1) of this section regarding visitation and request that the court grant reasonable\nvisitation rights with the child if paternity has been acknowledged.\n(3) Unless waived by the mother, or a guardian of a minor mother or a de facto\ncustodian of the child in the case of a minor mother, and, if applicable, the public\nagency substantially contributing to the support of the child, a court shall establish a\nchild support obligation against the father of the child pursuant to KRS 403.211. As\nused in this subsection, \"de facto custodian\" has the same meaning as in KRS\n403.270.","path":["KRS Chapter 405"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50000","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:32Z","sha256":"f0152cde1b36df26c7247f7084c5e29c2dac3f45052b7110fc22431136b000b3","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-405.027","next":"us-ky/krs-405.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}