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2015 SESSION
SB 1268 Adoption; child in custody of prospective adoptive parent(s) for five years or more.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Adoption; child in custody of prospective adoptive parent(s) for five years or more. Allows the juvenile and domestic relations district court to accept consent to a parental placement adoption without a home study and certain meeting and counseling requirements if the child has been in the continuous legal and physical custody of the prospective adoptive parent(s) for five or more years.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Adoption; child in custody of prospective adoptive parent(s) for five years or more. Allows the juvenile and domestic relations district court to waive the home study and counseling requirements in an adoption proceeding if the child has been in the continuous legal and physical custody of the prospective adoptive parent(s) for five or more years.