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Committee considers codifying factors that guide the "best interest" standard in child-welfare cases
Summary
Senate Bill 466 would place in Title 41 specific factors to guide determinations of a child's best interest; proponents said the change brings clarity used in family law, while questions focused on alignment with Title 40 and practical application.
Committee members heard Senator Dennis Lenz introduce Senate Bill 466, which would put a statutorily defined set of factors into Title 41 to guide judges, attorneys and advocates when determining a child's best interest in dependency-and-neglect cases.
Sponsor testimony said the bill adapts some of the family-law language from Title 40 and expands consistency for…
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