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Sponsor seeks clearer affidavits in child-protection cases; state agency warns of practical limits
Summary
Senate Bill 231 would require DPHHS affidavits in dependency/neglect proceedings to include up-to-date disposition information for any referenced criminal cases; the department said filing timing makes that standard impractical and existing discovery/court processes address inaccuracies. Committee discussion focused on drafting trade-offs.
Senator Daniel Emmerich opened the hearing on Senate Bill 231, which would require the Department of Public Health and Human Services to include verified, up-to-date disposition information in affidavits used in child-abuse and neglect proceedings when criminal cases are referenced.
Emmerich said the change is meant to prevent inaccurate reliance on prior allegations when those matters have been resolved differently, and to give judges the…
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