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2021 SESSION
SB 1321 Confirmatory adoption; expands the stepparent adoption provisions.
Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Confirmatory adoption. Expands the stepparent adoption provisions to allow a person who is not the child's stepparent but has a legitimate interest in the child to file a joint petition for adoption with the child's birth parent or parent by adoption.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Confirmatory adoption. Expands the stepparent adoption provisions to allow a person who is not the child's stepparent but has a legitimate interest in the child to file a joint petition for adoption with the child's birth parent or parent by adoption.