Kentucky State Information
Below is a list of helpful information for your adoption journey in
Kentucky. |
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Child Abuse/ Neglect Central Registry
Check
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Toll-Free: (800) 752-6200
Division of
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services |
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Secretary of State
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The fee for an apostille or authentication is $5.00 per document.
A check can be made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer.
The County Clerk must certify the notary public's signature before
the document can be apostilled or authenticated
Kentucky Secretary of State website:
http://sos.ky.gov/adminservices/apostilles.htm
One can send documents to be apostilled or certified to the Office
of the Secretary of State Apostilles Branch, 700 Capital Avenue, Suite
156, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Phone number is (502) 564-7330 and the
fax number is (502) 564-4075. They are open Monday through Friday,
8:00am to 4:30pm.
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Vital Records and Health Services
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To order KY birth,
marriage/divorce certificates:
http://chfs.ky.gov/forms/default.htm
Office of Vital
Statistics
275 East Main Street 1E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-4212
http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/
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USCIS Office
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Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Customhouse
601 West Broadway, Suite 390 Louisville, KY 40202
Email: louadoption@dhs.gov
Fingerprint offices:
USCIS Application Support Center
210 Kanawha Boulevard
West Charleston, WV 25302-2201
USCIS Application Support Center
550 Main Street, Room 1524
Cincinnati, OH 45202-5298
USCIS Application Support Center
Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House
601 West Broadway Suite 22(Basement)
Louisville, KY 40202-2250
* The above offices serve all of the state
of Kentucky |
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Home Study providers
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Children's Hope is
licensed to do home studies in Kentucky. |
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Medical Clinics
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University of Kentucky International Adoption Clinic
2nd Floor, Wing D
740 South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40536
(800) 333-8874
International Adoption Center-Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical
Center
(513) 636-2877or (800) 344-2462, extension
62877, then option 2 for pre-adoption assistance or option 3 for
post-adoption assistance; fax to 513-636-6936,
barbee.sjodahl@cchmc.org
Kentucky Children's Hospital - Lexington, KY
(859) 257-1000 |
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Adoption support groups
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Adoption Support for
Kentucky (various support groups meeting around the state)
Call 1-877-440-6376 or e-mail
adoptky@uky.edu for dates, times & locations
Transracial Adoption
Support Group, contact Krisanne & Jeff Rol, (812) 338-2115
OK KIDS, Contact
Michelle Evans (502) 280-0345 |
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Childhood Centers and Programs
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First Steps, Kentucky Early Intervention 1-800-442-0087
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