An adult person over eighteen (18) years of age may be adopted in the same manner as provided by law for the adoption of a child and with the same legal effect, except that his consent alone to such adoption shall be required.
KRS 405.390
Adoption of an adult
Known as the The Representative Thomas J. Burch Safe Infants Act
The act spans §§ 405–405 (69 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Bedinger v. Graybill's & Trustee (1957)
Most recently applied in CONN v. Ingram (April 2009)
History: Amended 1964 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.