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Panel backs streamlining adult-adoption process to remove parental-notice requirement
Summary
Legislation (HB 243) would eliminate mandatory parental notice and service requirements for adult adoptions, instead allowing courts to order investigations only on good cause, proponents told the Judiciary Committee.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Jan. 30 on House Bill 243, which would streamline adult adoptions by removing statutory requirements to issue and serve show-cause orders on parents and by allowing courts to order investigations only when good cause is shown.
"Adult adoption happens for myriad of reasons," Delegate Regina T. Boyce said presenting the bill. She said HB 243 eliminates issuance and service of show-cause orders for adult adoptions and gives courts discretion to order investigations only where "good cause"…
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