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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Petitions for adoption of children placed for adoption by the cabinet or a licensed child-placing institution or agency shall not be denied:
(1) On the basis of the religious, ethnic, racial, or interfaith background of the adoptive applicant, unless contrary to the expressed wishes of the biological parent or parents; or
(2) On the sole basis of a disability of the adoptive applicant without considering whether targeted adaptive or supportive services could enable the applicant to provide essential care and protection for the child.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVII. Economic Security and Public Welfare § 199.471.Petitions for adoption not to be denied on religious, ethnic, racial, or interfaith backgrounds or sole basis of disability - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xvii-economic-security-and-public-welfare/ky-rev-st-sect-199-471/
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