Bill > H2285

This bill amends several chapters of the Massachusetts General Laws to address parental rights and child survivors of homicide. The key provisions are: 1. It creates 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. This presumption can be overcome if the child assents or if the crime occurred in the context of abuse against the convicted parent. 2. It allows a court to dispense with the need for consent to the child's adoption by a parent convicted of murdering the other parent, unless the crime occurred in the context of abuse against the convicted parent. The bill aims to protect children whose parent has been convicted of murdering the other parent, by limiting the convicted parent's rights and allowing for adoption in certain circumstances.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2285