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House fixes carve‑out so child‑support nonpayment can be considered in contested adoptions but not in DCF termination cases
Summary
Committee reviewed House language re‑inserting a child‑support consideration for contested adoption proceedings while preserving a prohibition on considering support arrears in Department for Children and Families termination‑of‑parental‑rights cases.
Committee staff explained House amendments that restore language limiting how a parent's failure to pay child support may be used in contested adoption proceedings, while keeping a separate rule that DCF may not treat poverty or unpaid support as a reason to terminate parental rights in DCF termination proceedings.
Staff said the language being reinstated addresses an unintended drafting consequence from last year:…
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