File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Boteler, Cluster, Bromwell, DeBoy, Frank, Impallaria,
McDonough, and Weir
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption - Rights of
Foster Parents
Expanding the rights of foster parents to include the right to adopt a
child placed in the foster parent's home for at least 1 year except
under specified circumstances; and altering the time period after
which a local department of social services is required to file or
join a petition for termination of parental rights.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/25
- Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADOPTION
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- FOSTER CARE
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- PETITIONS
- SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
5-504 ,
5-525.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered