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

KRS 199.493
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199.493. Prohibition against payment of attorney's fees of biological parent without court approval -- Penalty (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. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 242, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1994.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7178Fetched: 10/20/2026

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