Form AOC-292 at a glance
What it is: This is the Appearance Waiver and Consent to Adoption, Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Justice.
Who signs: Sign on the line for Parent's Signature under WAIVER OF APPEARANCE, and on each line for Consenting Parent's Signature.
You state that you are the natural parent of the child and hereby voluntarily, and with full knowledge and agreement, waive your right to appear in the proceeding to terminate your parental rights.
A filled-in Form AOC-292 example: a parent signs the consent to adoption
How to fill out Form AOC-292, box by box
Your print name, the date, the city, the County and the time
After I, print your name.
Enter the date and the city in which this consent to adopt form is being executed, then the county and the time, and check am or pm.
The child to be adopted
Check the natural mother or father and write the child's name, the child to be adopted.
Check in wedlock or out-of-wedlock, and enter the child's date of birth and the city, state, country of the child's birth.
Check one
Check one: I do not desire to know the identification of the proposed adoptive parent(s) of my child, or the proposed adoptive parent(s) of my child is the one you write on the line.
Total amount of your legal fees
Enter the total amount of your legal fees related to the execution of this consent and who it is to be paid by.
Receipt of a copy
Print your name (print name) to acknowledge receipt of a completed and signed copy of this consent at the time of execution, as reflected in paragraph 1.
More rules for Form AOC-292
Check the box Please mail a copy of the FINAL JUDGMENT to and write on the lines.
Write the Preparer's Name & Address and the Reviewer's Name & Address.
You understand that if the adoption is not adjudged, the disposition of your child will be made pursuant to KRS 199.550.
You have reviewed this consent and the legal effect of this consent has been fully explained to you.
You have not been coerced in any way to execute this consent, nor have you been given or promised anything of value, except those expenses allowable under KRS 199.590(6), to execute this consent.
Your consent to the adoption of your child is knowing and voluntary.
Common questions about Form AOC-292
Does it need a notary?
The notary writes Subscribed and sworn to before me by with your name, month/day/year, the county and the state, and My commission expires and My notary ID number is.
Is there a deadline?
You understand that this consent to the adoption of your child will become final and irrevocable 72 hours after the execution of this consent and that this consent may be withdrawn only by written notification sent to the proposed adoptive parent or the attorney for the proposed adoptive parent on or before the expiration of the 72 hours by certified or registered mail and also by first class mail.
Sources
[1] Form AOC-292 (Rev. 6-25), Appearance Waiver and Consent to Adoption, Kentucky Court of Justice (the Official source link on this page).