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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 635.070 (2026)

Discharge from commitment or guardianship

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The Department of Juvenile Justice may discharge the child from commitment after providing fourteen (14) days' prior written notice to the committing court, to the legal representative of the child, and to the county attorney of the county in which the committing court presides, which may object to the discharge by holding a court review under KRS 610.120. During the period of commitment or placement, the court may review a dispositional order and may continue or terminate such order as the court deems essential to the best interests of the child. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 534, sec. 14, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 43, effective July 1, 1997. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 99, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 130, effective July 1, 1987.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2008 · leading case: Kozak v. Commonwealth, 279 S.W.3d 129 (Ky. 2008).
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Kozak v. Commonwealth, 279 S.W.3d 129 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 2× “The commitment or placement shall be until the age of eighteen (18), subject to KRS 635.070 and to the power of the court to terminate the order and discharge the child prior thereto, except that if the commitment or placement is after a person has reached the age of seventeen…”
Rodney P. v. Stacy B., 169 S.W.3d 834 (Ky. 2005). “060(3) provides that “[t]he commitment or placement shall be until the age of eighteen (18), subject to KRS 635.070 and to the power of the court to terminate the order and discharge the child prior thereto.”
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