After the report of the guardian ad litem, if any, for the child and the report required by
KRS 199.510 have been filed, the court at any time on motion of its own or that of any
interested party may set a time for a hearing on the petition to be conducted in chambers
in privacy, except as hereinafter provided. Notice of the hearing shall be given to all
necessary parties at least ten (10) days in advance thereof, unless such parties shall have
answered and agreed to the adoption or have failed to answer and the time for answering
has expired, or shall have waived notice of the hearing. All necessary parties may be
present and at least one (1) of the adopting parents and the guardian ad litem, if any, for
the child must be present at the hearing.
Effective: February 27, 1956
History: Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 13, effective February 27, 1956.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
8
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1972–2024 · leading case:
Baker v. Webb, 127 S.W.3d 622 (Ky. 2004).
Baker v. Webb, 127 S.W.3d 622 (Ky. 2004).
· cites it 4× “However, KRS 199.515 allows the court to conduct an independent hearing after the Cabinet has filed its investigation report: After the report of the guardian ad litem, if any, for the child and the report required by KRS 199.”
A.F. v. L.B., 572 S.W.3d 64 (Ky. Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 2× “KRS 199.515 ("After ... the report required by KRS 199.”
Pierce v. Pierce, 522 S.W.2d 435 (Ky. Ct. App. 1975).
· cites it 2× “*439 KRS 199.515 provides: "After the report of the guardian ad litem, * * * and the report required by KRS 199.”
R.M. v. R.B., 281 S.W.3d 293 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009).
“KRS 199.515 mandates that the Report be filed before the hearing may be conducted.”
Dickey v. Boxley, 481 S.W.2d 283 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972).
“However, KRS 199.515 provides that the court can upon motion of the parties or upon its own motion conduct an independent hearing, bring in its own witnesses and take testimony.”
W.F.B. v. Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. (Ky. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 4× “KRS 199.515 provides, in pertinent part, that: After the report of the guardian ad litem, if any, for the child and the report [of the Cabinet] required by KRS 199.”
M.S.S. v. J.E.B. (Ky. 2022).
· cites it 2× “KRS 199.515 (“After . . . the report required by KRS 199.”
Rm v. Rb, 281 S.W.3d 293 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009).
“KRS 199.515 mandates that the Report be filed before the hearing may be conducted.”
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