1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 694

File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cryor, Turner, Faulkner, Kittleman, Mossburg, and DeCarlo
Entitled:
Adoption and Guardianship Proceedings - Appointment of Counsel

Synopsis:

Requiring appointment of counsel for an individual who is the subject of specified termination of parental rights proceedings; and providing that the appointment of counsel in specified proceedings continues until a final adoption decree is entered.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
2/5
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2/24
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADOPTION
ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
Bill affects the following Statute:
Family Law
( 5-323 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)