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Consent

The use of consent in Kentucky is limited to independent adoptions - one in which the adoptive parent(s) locate the birth parent(s)(s). The consent is the birth parent(s)’s legal mechanism to tell the adoption court that they have consented to the adoptive parent(s) adopting the child. Once the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children has approved the placement and issued a letter of approval, there is a 20-day revocation period during which the birth parent(s)(s) may revoke the placement decision. An adoption petition may be filed prior to the end of the 20-day revocation period or at the end of the period.

After the consent is signed, the adoptive parent(s) could refuse to adopt the child and thus could re-instate the birth parent(s)’s rights. However, as long as it is the adoptive parent(s) desire to adopt the child, the birth parent(s) cannot revoke the consent to the adoption of the child, after the 20 days either from date of signing or date of interstate approval, whichever is later.