411.1 37 Limitation on right to recover for wrongful death of child if parent has abandoned care and maintenance. (1) A parent who has willfully abandoned the care and maintenance of his or her child shall not have a right to maintain a wrongful death action f or that child and shall not have a right otherwise to recover for the wrongful death of that child, unless: (a) The abandoning parent had resumed the care and maintenance at least one (1) year prior to the death of the child and had continued the care and maintenance until the child's death; or (b) The parent had been deprived of the custody of his or her child under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction and the parent had substantially complied with all orders of the court requiring contribution to the support of the child. (2) This section may be cited as Mandy Jo's Law. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 414, secs. 2 and 4, effective July 14, 2000.
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