Kentucky Statutes 199.585 – Recognition of foreign adoptions — Registration in Commonwealth — When KRS 199.470 petition required
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(1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky shall recognize a decree, judgment, or final order of adoption issued by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate jurisdiction in a foreign country when the child to be adopted has been approved for United States citizenship, or as otherwise provided by federal law.
(2) Upon presentation of an original decree, judgment, or final order of adoption issued by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate jurisdiction in a foreign country, the secretary or his or her designee shall issue, within thirty (30) days, a certified notice that the foreign adoption is registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The secretary or his or her designee may require a translated copy if the original decree, judgment, or final order is not in English. The cabinet shall maintain all records and notices of foreign adoptions in a manner similar to other adoption records.
(3) A petition for adoption under KRS § 199.470 shall be required for a child born outside the United States without a decree, judgment, or final order of adoption issued by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate jurisdiction in a foreign country, or for any child born outside of the United States who does not qualify for United States citizenship upon entry into the United States.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 68, ch. 1, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 175, sec.
4, effective June 20, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (5/20/2005). This new section of the Kentucky
Revised Statutes was enacted by both 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 68 and 175.
(2) Upon presentation of an original decree, judgment, or final order of adoption issued by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate jurisdiction in a foreign country, the secretary or his or her designee shall issue, within thirty (30) days, a certified notice that the foreign adoption is registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The secretary or his or her designee may require a translated copy if the original decree, judgment, or final order is not in English. The cabinet shall maintain all records and notices of foreign adoptions in a manner similar to other adoption records.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 199.585
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
- Child: means any person who has not reached his eighteenth birthday. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Secretary: means the secretary for health and family services. See Kentucky Statutes 199.011
(3) A petition for adoption under KRS § 199.470 shall be required for a child born outside the United States without a decree, judgment, or final order of adoption issued by a court or other governmental authority with appropriate jurisdiction in a foreign country, or for any child born outside of the United States who does not qualify for United States citizenship upon entry into the United States.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 68, ch. 1, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 175, sec.
4, effective June 20, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (5/20/2005). This new section of the Kentucky
Revised Statutes was enacted by both 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 68 and 175.