RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS.
Summary
Requires the family court to terminate parental rights if the court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the child was conceived during an act of sexual assault by the parent. Requires the court to accept police investigation materials as evidence of the sexual assault. For the period of time between the indictment and court determination in the case, grants the natural parent who is the victim of the sexual assault immediate temporary sole legal and physical custody of the child and prohibits visitation or allows supervised visitation of the indicted natural parent, as determined by the court.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Last action Nov 30, 2017
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Total actions
3
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Committee
1
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUD, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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