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KRS 199.493

Prohibition against payment of attorney's fees of biological parent without court approval -- Penalty

Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky

(1) No adoptive parent, proposed adoptive parent, agency, or intermediary shall pay the attorney's fees of a biological parent for any purpose related to an adoption action except as approved by the court.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.