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Kentucky Adoption Laws
More Information on Adoption Laws
| Code Section | 199.470; No |
| Who May Be Adopted | Any person |
| Age that Child's Consent Needed | 12 years and older |
| Who May Adopt | Any person over 18 who is a resident of or who has resided in Kentucky for 12 months immediately preceding filing. Husband and wife must petition jointly (except in certain circumstances). |
| Home Residency Required Prior to Finalization of Adoption? | In some adoptions, 90 days prior to filing adoption petition; temporary custody pending decision in some cases. |
| State Agency/Court | Cabinet for Families and Children/Circuit |
| Statute of Limitations to Challenge | 1 yr.; unless ethnological ancestry difference: then 5 years |
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