MA S949

Bill

MA S949

Regarding the reinstatement of parental rights for certain children

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the reinstatement of parental rights for certain children. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law to allow children aged 12 or older, whose parental rights have been terminated and who have not been adopted within two years, to petition the court to reinstate the parental rights of one or both of their former parents. The court will hold an evidentiary hearing and grant the petition if it determines that reinstatement of parental rights is in the child's best interests. If the petition is granted, any prior order dispensing with the need for parental consent to adoption, guardianship, or custody will be deemed vacated. The bill also specifies that this provision applies regardless of whether the two-year requirement is met before, on, or after the effective date of the act.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Nick Collins (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S949

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S949
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S949.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1594	Relative to child custody when either parent is on active military duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1634	Relative to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act	Accompanied S975	Similar To
H3617	Relative to license reinstatement fees for drivers without a conviction	No further action taken	Similar To
H3808	Relative to driver’s license reinstatement fees	Accompanied a study order, see H5075	Similar To
S1003	Denying paternity rights to perpetrators of rape	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1120	Relative to visitation rights of grandparents	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S3142	Relative to the reinstatement of positions in a departmental unit according to seniority for the city of Methuen	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S975	Relative to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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