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Panel adopts substitute to standardize relief-of-custody proceedings, delays enactment for form development
Summary
The subcommittee adopted a substitute and a delayed enactment for House Bill 1733, which would require standardized written reports from local departments of social services and expand access to family assessments and services during relief-of-custody petitions; the committee voted 7-0 to report the bill.
House Bill 1733, carried by Delegate Cole, would revise procedures governing petitions for relief of custody to standardize investigations, require written reports from local departments of social services, expand access to family assessment and planning teams (FAPT) and direct a work group to evaluate the standard of proof and develop templates for written reports. The subcommittee adopted a committee substitute, approved a delayed effective date for the reporting…
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