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Introduced
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
In Committee
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to parental rights and child survivors of homicide. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill aims to protect child survivors of homicide by establishing a rebuttable presumption that contact with or exercise of parental rights by a parent convicted of murdering the child's other parent is not in the child's best interests. The bill provides exceptions to this presumption if the child assents to contact with the convicted parent or if the crime occurred in the context of past abuse by the other parent against the convicted parent. The bill also allows courts to dispense with the need for consent from a convicted parent for the adoption of their child in certain circumstances.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1610 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1610.pdf |
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