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1997 SESSION
SB 962 Paternity establishment.
Introduced by: William T. Bolling | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Paternity establishment. Grants the Department of Social Services the specific authority to administratively establish paternity of a minor and modifies the procedures applicable to paternity determinations generally as required by federal mandates included in the Welfare Reform Act.
A request for genetic testing made in a judicial proceeding in which paternity is an issue must be accompanied by a sworn statement of facts supporting the existence or nonexistence of the requisite sexual contact between the parties. Documentary evidence of expenses incurred for pregnancy, childbirth and genetic testing are made admissible in a judicial proceeding without foundation.
A written voluntary statement acknowledging paternity is binding upon the earlier of the expiration of 60 days from its signing or a hearing on the matter unless the challenger can establish that the statement resulted from fraud, duress or material mistake of fact. Responsibilities (e.g., child support) flowing from a determination of paternity may not be suspended pending a legal challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity.
The bill allows the Department to collect the costs of genetic testing against the absent parent only if paternity is established. Where a genetic test is contested, the department is given the authority to require advance payment by the contesting party for a subsequent genetic test.
An administrative acknowledgment of paternity is valid only if both parents previously received oral and written information on its effects.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971570813 pdf
- 02/02/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 974305620-S1 pdf
- 02/27/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB962ER) pdf
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB962ER) pdf
- 04/04/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971570813
- 01/17/97 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/02/97 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 974305620-S1
- 02/03/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 974305620-S1
- 02/04/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 974305620-S1
- 02/04/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/97 House: Read first time
- 02/06/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 02/17/97 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Read second time
- 02/19/97 House: Read third time
- 02/19/97 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/19/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/97 House: Passed House with amendments (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/97 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB962ER)
- 03/04/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/97 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reading of Governor's communication waived
- 04/02/97 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: House concurred in Gov's rec. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/02/97 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB962ER)
- 04/02/97 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Enacted, Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/97)
- 04/04/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)