DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES v. BASHAM


540 S.W.2d 6 (1976)

DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellants, v. Carl BASHAM et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

January 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn T. Mitchell, Dept. for Human Resources, Frankfort, for appellant.

George P. Gleitz, Bowling Green, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The appellees, Carl Basham and his wife Mary Basham, took into their home an infant child born November 13, 1974, upon his release from the hospital. On January 14, 1975, appellees, pursuant to KRS 199.473, filed a written application with the Secretary for Human Resources for permission to receive the child for adoption.

KRS 199.473(1) requires the secretary to cause an investigation to be made of the home and the background of the persons wishing...

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