199.471 Petitions for adoption not to be denied on religious, ethnic, racial, or
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interfaith backgrounds or sole basis of disability. Petitions for adoption of children placed for adoption by the cabinet or a licensed child- placing institution or agency shall not be denied:
(1)On the basis of the religious, ethnic, racial, or interfaith background of the adoptive
applicant, unless contrary to the expressed wishes of the biological parent or
parents; or
(2)On the sole basis of a disability of the adoptive applicant without considering
whether targeted adaptive or supportive services could enable the applicant to
provide essential care and protection for the child.