625.100 Termination orders.
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(1)If the Circuit Court determines that parental rights are to be terminated involuntarily
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, it shall enter an order that the
termination of parental rights and the transfer of custody are in the best interest of
the child, and that each petitioner is fully aware of the purpose of the proceedings
and the consequences of the provisions of this chapter. The order shall terminate all
parental rights and obligations of such parent and release the child from all legal
obligations to such parent and vest care and custody of the child in such person,
agency, or cabinet as the court believes best qualified.
(2)Upon consent by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the child may be
declared a ward of the state and custody vested in the cabinet or in any child-placing
agency or child-caring facility licensed by the cabinet or in another person, if all
persons with parental rights to the child under the law have had their rights
terminated voluntarily or involuntarily. If the other person is unrelated to the child,
a grant of custody shall be made only with the written approval of the secretary or
his designee.