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2007 SESSION

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SB 1017 Adoption; exception to requirement that spouses file a joint petition.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Adoption; exception to requirement that spouses file a joint petition.  Provides that in its discretion, upon good cause shown, a court may exempt any spouse from the requirement to file a joint petition.

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• 01/09/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078849780  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078849780
• 01/09/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/02/07  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)