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House amends law on parental-rights termination — extends timeline from 24 to 36 months
Summary
Lawmakers adopted an amendment lengthening the statutory timeline used in some termination-of-parental-rights cases from 24 months to 36 months; the change passed 36–23 on second reading amendments and the bill moved to third reading.
The House on Monday adopted a change to pending legislation on grounds for termination of parental rights that increases a time threshold from 24 months to 36 months in specified circumstances.
Representative Bratton moved second-reading amendment number 3 to Senate File 22 to replace 24 months with 36 months. Bratton said the change "deletes 24 months and it inserts 36 months" to allow more time before termination is pursued in especially difficult…
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