File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Montague, Cole, Dobson, and V. Jones
- Entitled:
-
Abandoned Infants
Reducing to 30 days the period of time that a court must wait before
making a finding of abandonment for purposes of the termination of the
natural parents' rights as to an abandoned infant who is not more than
one year old and who appears to have been deserted by the infant's
natural parents or legal guardian.
House Action
- 1/19
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/31
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADOPTION
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
5-301 ,
5-301 ,
5-313 ,
5-313
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
