File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Turner, R. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Branch,
Burns, Carlson, Cole, D'Amato, Doory, Franchot, Giannetti, Gladden,
Grosfeld, Hecht, Hubers, James, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kopp, Menes,
Montague, Morhaim, Owings, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor,
Riley, and Valderrama
- Entitled:
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Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services
Expanding adoption search, contact, and reunion services within the
Social Services Administration to include services to search for,
contact, and facilitate reunions with siblings of adopted individuals,
relatives of biological parents, and members of the adoptive family
under specified circumstances; authorizing a confidential intermediary
to attempt to contact a sibling of an adopted individual, a relative
of a biological parent, or a member of the adoptive family under
specified circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 1/17
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/23
- Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/18
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
- Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
- Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
- Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
- Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADOPTION
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- PRIVACY
- REPORTS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
5-4B-01 ,
5-4B-05 ,
5-4B-07 ,
5-4B-10 ,
5-4B-11
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered