Kentucky Adoption Laws, Page 6

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Regulation of Adoption Expenses

Birth Parent Expenses Allowed

• Fees for legal services.
  
• Cost of placement services.
  
• Expenses of the birth parents.

Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed

Statute: § 199.493

• No adoptive parent, agency, or intermediary shall pay the attorney's fees of a biological parent except as approved by the court.

Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption

Statute: § 199.590(3), (5)

• No person or group shall act as intermediary in placing a child or accept a fee for facilitating an adoption.

Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child

Statute: § 199.590(2)

• A person, agency or intermediary shall not sell or purchase any child for the purpose of adoption.

Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency

Statute: § 199.590(2)

• A child placing agency may charge a fee for adoption services.

Accounting of Expenses Required by Court

Statute: § 199.590(6)(a)

• The expenses paid shall be submitted to the court, supported by an affidavit, detailing the expenses for the court's approval or modification.
  

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