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HB 0019 - Juvenile Code; domestic relations; revise definition of legal father; provisions

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Sandra Scott (D)
Last Action: 12/9/2016 - House Prefiled
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

HB 19 amends §15-11-1 by revising the definition of legal father to include a male who, in addition to not surrendering his rights to a child or having them terminated, has been determined to be the father of a child by a final paternity order. It also provides for the legitimation of a child through a petition to the Department of Human Services if the department has obligated the child’s biological father to support that child. 


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