Prohibition against payment of attorney's fees of biological parent without court approval -- Penalty

KRS § 199.493, under PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN -- ADOPTION -- CHILD CARE.

KRS § 199.493

court approval -- Penalty. (1) No adoptive parent, proposed adoptive parent, agency, or intermediary shall pay the attorney's fees of a biological parent for any purpose related to an adoption action except as approved by the court. (2) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.