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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 406.010 (2026)

Repealed, 1964

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Catchline at repeal: What children considered bastards. History: Repealed 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 19. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 166.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1962–1988 · leading case: Ellis v. Ellis, 752 S.W.2d 781 (Ky. 1988).
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Ellis v. Ellis, 752 S.W.2d 781 (Ky. 1988). · cites it 2× “In 1947, appellee reached the age of twenty-one years (then the age of majority in Kentucky). As an adult, he had no claim for support and could not have sought to establish paternity in a bastardy proceeding under KRS 406.”
Tarter v. Medley, 356 S.W.2d 255 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “Under our statutes an illegitimate child (KRS 406.010) inherits only from his or her mother or mother’s kindred, KRS 391.”
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