Kentucky Adoption Laws Page5

Adoption Laws in Kentucky Page5

State haven laws for Infants

• Infant age : Statute: - §- § 216B.190; 405.075
  • Child should be of age 72 hours minimum or may be younger than this.

• Who may relinquish the infant : Statute: - §- § 216B.190; 405.075
  • Parent(s) of the child.
  • Any one.

• Who may receive the infant : Statute: - §- § 216B.190; 405.075
  • Any fire fighters.
  • Any one from the emergency medical services providers.
  • Any police officer.

• Responsibilities of the safe haven provider : Statute: - § 216B.190
  • Should notify about it to the 'Department of Community Based Services'.
  • Should provide all required medical care to the child.
  • Try to collect the medical and health related information.

• Immunity for provider : Statute: - § 216B.190 Yes.

• Protection for relinquishing parent : Statute: - §- § 216B.190; 620.350
  • The mother should provide her identity proof and name and address to person accepting her child.
  • Mother shall not be prosecuted for cruelty to a child and shall not contributed to the deprivation of child, or abandonment, and the child is not more than one week old.

• Effect on the parental rights : Statute: - § 620.350
  • Petition about terminating the parental rights can be filed after 30 days.
  • Before finalizing the termination, Parent(s) can also file any claim related to the parental rights.
  • Child may be placed in a foster family.