· KY legislature · 2026RS

AN ACT relating to adoption.

Amend KRS 199.470 to prohibit an unmarried couple from jointly adopting any child; amend KRS 199.520 to provide that an adoption of a child shall not terminate the legal relationship between the adopted child and the biological parent when the adopting parent is the legally married spouse of the biological parent.

Sponsor

Stephanie Dietz (R-KY)

Introduced

2026-01-07

Policy area

Families

Latest action

to Families & Children (H)