Legislation
- Title
- Family Law – Adoption of an Adult
- Sponsored by
- Delegate Boyce
- Status
- In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Establishing that certain provisions of law requiring the issuance and service of a show-cause order on a prospective adoptee's parents do not apply if the prospective adoptee is an adult; prohibiting certain investigations from being performed before a court rules on certain adoption petitions involving a prospective adoptee who is an adult; and establishing that parental consent to an adoption is not required if the prospective adoptee is an adult.
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
Committee Testimony
Details
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023
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5-3B-15, 5-3B-16, 5-3B-20 )
Last Updated: 6/9/2023 2:49 PM