Kentucky — Chapter 620 — DEPENDENCY, NEGLECT, AND ABUSE

• § 620.010 — Legislative purpose
• § 620.020 — Definitions for chapter
• § 620.023 — Evidence to be considered in determining the best interest of a child
• § 620.025 — Jurisdictional precedence
• § 620.027 — District Court's concurrent jurisdiction for child custody and visitation in permanent placement cases
• § 620.029 — Duties of cabinet relating to children who are victims of human trafficking -- Reporting requirements
• § 620.030 — Duty to report dependency, neglect, abuse, human trafficking, or female genital mutilation -- Husband-wife and professional-client/patient privileges not grounds for refusal to report -- Statewide reporting system -- Exceptions -- Penalties
• § 620.032 — Annual report by cabinet detailing reports received regarding female genital mutilation -- Monthly report by cabinet detailing child protective services reports received
• § 620.040 — Duties of prosecutor, police, and cabinet -- Prohibition as to school personnel -- Procedures -- Military status of parent or legal guardian -- Multidisciplinary teams
• § 620.045 — Funding for regional children's advocacy center
• § 620.048 — Cabinet to file petition within 72 hours if child remains placed outside of home during child protective services investigation under agreed upon safety plan -- Cabinet to report on safety plans
• § 620.051 — Background check of child abuse and neglect records -- Fee -- Central registry -- Administrative regulations
• § 620.052 — Provision of information to parent or legal guardian concerning community service programs for families in crisis when child protection investigation does not result in out-of-home placement of a child
• § 620.060 — Emergency custody orders
• § 620.070 — Dependency, neglect, or abuse action -- Service of petition and summons -- Contents of summons
• § 620.072 — `620.072 Unannounced home visits concerning abused or neglected child -- Conditions requiring -- Request for assistance in gaining access to child
• § 620.080 — Temporary removal hearing
• § 620.090 — Temporary custody orders
• § 620.095 — Restriction on placement of nonoffender
• § 620.100 — Appointment of separate counsel -- Court-appointed special advocate volunteer -- Full adjudicatory hearing -- Notice of proceedings -- Separate counsel to advise cabinet employee
• § 620.110 — Petition for immediate entitlement to custody
• § 620.120 — Criminal charges tried separately
• § 620.125 — Testimony in adjudication not admissible in criminal proceeding except for purposes of impeachment
• § 620.130 — Alternatives to removal from custody
• § 620.140 — Dispositional alternatives
• § 620.142 — Custodial, permanency, and service options available to relative or fictive kin caregiver of an abused, neglected, or dependent child -- Application timeframe for relative or fictive kin caregiver to become a relative or fictive kin foster parent
• § 620.145 — Cabinet's assessment of child's educational needs
• § 620.146 — Notice to be given to school personnel of persons authorized to contact or remove a child of whom the cabinet has custody from school grounds
• § 620.150 — Visitation
• § 620.155 — Appeals
• § 620.160 — Motion to seal child's record
• § 620.170 — Voluntary commitments
• § 620.180 — Administrative regulations
• § 620.190 — Citizen foster care review boards -- Local citizen foster care review boards
• § 620.200 — Support services for local citizen foster care review boards
• § 620.210 — Training of board members
• § 620.220 — Information to Administrative Office of the Courts Citizen Foster Care Review Board Program
• § 620.230 — Case permanency plans
• § 620.240 — Case progress reports
• § 620.250 — Local citizen foster care review board's access to records
• § 620.260 — Conflict of interest
• § 620.270 — Scope of review of local citizen foster care review board -- Regional forums
• § 620.280 — Employees of cabinet and other agencies to appear at local board meetings
• § 620.290 — Board's findings and recommendations -- Report on children frequently moved
• § 620.310 — State Citizen Foster Care Review Board established
• § 620.320 — Duties of State Citizen Foster Care Review Board
• § 620.330 — Support services for State Citizen Foster Care Review Board
• § 620.340 — Reports from local boards to state board
• § 620.350 — Abandoned newborn infant -- Emergency custody order -- No investigation of abandonment -- Placement in foster home -- Inquiry to ensure that infant is not missing child -- Involuntary termination of parental rights
• § 620.355 — Information form for person who leaves infant -- Media campaign
• § 620.360 — Rights and responsibilities of foster parents -- Training of person investigating abuse or neglect in foster homes -- Foster parent approval -- Nonliability of cabinet
• § 620.363 — Rights of foster child
• § 620.365 — Notification when child in foster care is to be moved or reunified with family
• § 620.500 — Definitions for KRS 620.500 to 620.550
• § 620.505 — Court-appointed special advocate program -- Local board of directors -- Program director -- CASA volunteers
• § 620.510 — Support services and funding for CASA programs
• § 620.512 — Kentucky CASA network fund -- Creation and administration
• § 620.515 — Minimum requirements for CASA volunteer -- Training -- Oath
• § 620.520 — Information available to program directors and CASA volunteers
• § 620.525 — Duties of CASA volunteers
• § 620.530 — Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association
• § 620.535 — Duties of association
• § 620.537 — Director of association -- Qualifications -- Duties
• § 620.540 — Support services and funding for board
• § 620.545 — Reports from CASA programs
• § 620.550 — Notification of treatment planning conferences and reviews
• § 620.990 — Penalty