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In the case of a child who has become a ward of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as a result of a termination of parental rights judgment entered against the child's parents, and who remains a ward of the cabinet upon attainment of his or her eighteenth birthday, the cabinet, in its discretion, upon request of the ward, may extend its wardship to age twenty-one (21) for the purpose of the child's participating in state or federal educational programs or to assist the child in establishing independent living arrangements.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title LI. Unified Juvenile Code § 625.025.Extension of wardship to age twenty-one - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-li-unified-juvenile-code/ky-rev-st-sect-625-025/
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