{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-625.045","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 625.045","heading":"Confidentiality and sealing of files and records.","body":"(1) Any order resulting from the voluntary termination of parental rights of any person\nunder the provisions of this chapter, including the caption of the order, shall contain\nonly the name of the child, without any reference to the names of the parents whose\nrights have been terminated. Such order shall be duly recorded in the order book of\nthe Circuit Court and a certified copy of the order given to the petitioner and to the\ncabinet upon request. Such order may contain a statement of authority to place the\nchild for adoption.\n(2) The files and records of the Circuit Court, excluding the name or other identifying\ninformation of a prospective adoptive parent, during proceedings for voluntary\ntermination of parental rights shall not be open to inspection by perso ns other than\nparties to such proceedings, their attorneys, and representatives of the cabinet,\nexcept under order of the court expressly permitting inspection. Upon the entry of\nthe final order in the case, the clerk shall place all papers and records in the case in a\nsuitable envelope which shall be sealed and shall not be open for inspection by any\nperson other than representatives of the cabinet without a written order of the court\nor as authorized by the provisions of KRS Chapter 199.\n(3) No person hav ing charge of any voluntary termination records shall disclose the\nnames of any parties appearing in such records or furnish any copy of any such\nrecords, except upon order of the court which entered the judgment of termination;\nhowever, facts necessary in  order to secure a court order for a copy of the\ntermination order to be used in an adoption proceeding may be disclosed. The clerk\nof the Circuit Court shall set up a separate docket and order book for termination\ncases and these files and records shall be kept locked.","path":["KRS Chapter 625"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20251","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:08Z","sha256":"d0516cfdff0ecd34b0d00a059aef05e5aec8d05a0219d57de13ca7f02f4167bc","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-625.044","next":"us-ky/krs-625.046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}