The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 268 on expiration of contact preference forms, authored and presented by Sen. Michael Young. The bill provides adoptees can receive information regarding birth parents after the birth parent has died regardless of the date of the adoption. The bill also eliminates the use of contact preference forms for adoptions finalized after June 30, … [Read more...] about Expiration of contact preference forms
Family
Adoption subsidies
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard SB 66, adoption subsidies, authored by Sen. Niezgodski. He introduced the legislation, explaining monthly payments for adoption subsidies may be less than foster parent monthly payment. The CANS score determines the foster care per diem. This bill would require DCS to offer at least 50% of the foster care per diem as the … [Read more...] about Adoption subsidies
2020 Legislative Session Digest
This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2020 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2020 legislative session. Civil Private property matters (S.E.A. 340, P.L. 80) State board of accounts (H.E.A. 1108, P.L. 157) Device implantation as a condition of … [Read more...] about 2020 Legislative Session Digest
Courts and family law matters
H.E.A. 1313, P.L. 162 Effective: §1 on March 21, 2020 §1 provides that a relocating individual who is party to a custody order or parenting time order is not required to file a notice of intent to move with the clerk of the court if: (1) the relocation has been addressed by a prior court order; or (2) the relocation will: (A) result in a decrease in the distance between the r … [Read more...] about Courts and family law matters
Court matters
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 1313 on court matters. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Koch and provides the following: That a magistrate has the same powers as a judge, except the power of judicial mandate. Repeals certain sections that enumerate the powers for magistrates. Repeals the judicial technology oversight committee. Increases the filing limit for the small … [Read more...] about Court matters