AN ACT relating to adoption.

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AN ACT relating to adoption. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 199.575 is amended to read as follows: 3
In situations where a preadoptive brother or sister relationship existed, and one (1) or 4
more of these siblings was then adopted, the following procedures shall be followed on 5
an inquiry by one (1) or more of the siblings to the Cabinet for Health and Family 6
Services seeking information about his or her brother or sister: 7
(1) In all cases, an adopted person eighteen (18) years of age or older or a preadoptive 8
sibling eighteen (18) years of age or older of an ad opted person may file 9
information concerning himself or herself, his or her present location, and his or 10
her known antecedents with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, stating his 11
or her interest in being reunited with his or her preadoptive siblin gs and 12
authorizing the cabinet to release such information to his or her preadoptive 13
siblings who may make similar inquiry. 14
(2) In any case in which a person eighteen (18) years of age or older requests 15
information about or expresses a desire in being reunited with a preadoptive sibling, 16
the cabinet shall first determine whether such sibling has made similar inquiry 17
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the sibling has previously authorized 18
release of information about himself or herself , the cabin et shall release the 19
information to the sibling making inquiry. 20