Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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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. |