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Committee Sends RS 32109 to Print; Bill Would Require Adoptive Parents to Pay Certain Counseling and Legal Costs for Birth Mothers
Summary
Senator Tammy Nichols presented RS 32109, a proposal to add provisions to Idaho Code §18-1511 requiring prospective adoptive parents to pay for counseling and to inform birth mothers of available legal counsel. The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee voted to send the RS to print.
Senator Tammy Nichols (R-10) told the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee she is presenting RS 32109, a proposed addition to Idaho Code §18-1511 intended to strengthen support for birth mothers during the adoption process.
"This new section aims to ensure that birth mothers receive necessary counseling and legal services that would be paid for by the adoptive parents," Nichols said. She described two counseling phases the…
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