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Surrogate Parenting Associates, Inc. v. Commonwealth ex rel. Armstrong

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEIBSON, Justice.

In March 1981, the Attorney General, acting pursuant to KRS 271A.470, instituted proceedings against Surrogate Parenting Associates, Inc. (SPA), a Kentucky corporation, seeking to revoke SPA’s corporate charter on grounds of abuse and misuse of its corporate powers detrimental to the interest and welfare of the state and its citizens. The suit alleges that SPA’s surrogate parenting procedure is in violation of the following Kentucky statutes:

A) KRS 199.590(2), which prohibits sale, purchase or procurement for sale or purchase of “any child for the purpose of adoption”;1

B) KRS…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Carey v. Population Services InternationalSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Edleson v. EdlesonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  3. Bedinger v. Graybill's & TrusteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  4. Walters v. BindnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
  5. Van Wey v. Van WeyKentucky Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sherfey v. SherfeyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2002
  2. Fenwick v. FenwickKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Erdman v. ClementsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1989

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