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House adopts changes to parental-rights termination timelines after hourslong debate
Summary
After extended debate over definitions and timelines, the Wyoming House passed Senate File 22, which adjusts when courts may terminate parental rights following a finding of unfitness and shortens the waiting period for family caregivers to seek adoption to 24 months.
The Wyoming House of Representatives on March 4 passed Senate File 22, a measure revising grounds and timelines for termination of parental rights, after defeating an attempt to add a statutory definition of “unfit” and adopting an amendment that set a 24-month timeline for certain guardians or relatives to pursue termination and adoption.
The 60-member House put the bill to final passage after approving a third‑reading amendment that replaced an initial 36‑month threshold with 24 months. The bill passed the House by a roll-call vote of 44 yea, 17 nay and 1 excused.
Supporters, led on the floor by Representative Evan Feiler, said the amendment…
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