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MA H243

Expanding access to adoption


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Introduced
03/29/2021
In Committee
11/02/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to expanding access to adoption. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand access to adoption by amending the existing law to remove the requirement that an adoptive parent must be a sibling, uncle, or aunt of the child being adopted. The bill removes the language specifying these familial relationships, allowing for a broader range of individuals to be eligible for adoption.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (33)

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

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