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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 405.340 (2026)

Repealed, 1950

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Catchline at repeal: Legal status of adopted child; relation to natural parents. History: Repealed 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 33. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 245, sec. 9.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1951–1965 · leading case: Arciero v. Hager, 397 S.W.2d 50 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965).
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Arciero v. Hager, 397 S.W.2d 50 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). “KRS 405.340 was then in force, and provided, in part: “(9): Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prevent the adopted child from inheriting under the general law in regard to descent and distribution from its natural parents.”
Bailey v. Wireman, 240 S.W.2d 600 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). · cites it 2× “Section 405.340 KRS in effect at the time of Samuel Wireman’s death provides that an adopted child shall be considered for purposes of inheritance and succession and for all other legal considerations the natural legitimate child of the adopting parents.”
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