{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-625.065","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 625.065","heading":"Putative father party to proceedings.","body":"(1) The  putative father of a child shall be made  a party and brought before the\ncircuit court in the same  manner  as any other party to an involuntary\ntermination action if one (1) of the following conditions exists:\n(a) He is known and voluntarily identified by the mother by affidavit;\n(b) He has registered with the cabinet pursuant to KRS 199.503 as a putative\nfather prior to the birth of the child, or if he did not have notice prior to the\nbirth of the child, within twenty-one (21) days after the birth of the child;\n(c) He has caused his name to be affixed to the birth certificate of the child;\n(d) He has commenced  a judicial proceeding claiming parental right;\n(e) He  has contributed financially to the support of the child, either by paying\nthe medical or hospital bills associated with the birth of the child or\nfinancially contributing to the child's support; or\n(f) He  has married the mother of the child or has lived openly or is living\nopenly with the child or the person designated on the birth certificate as\nthe biological mother of the child.\n(2) Any  person to whom  none of the above conditions apply shall be deemed  to\nhave no parental rights to the child in question.","path":["KRS Chapter 625"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48524","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:09Z","sha256":"e20d9474cc34a41535e05497ec7b84ea14ca0205e1bc88b7c5a14f86d2d95820","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-625.060","next":"us-ky/krs-625.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}