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House approves adoption bill adding counseling aid and clarifying guardian consent
Summary
House Bill 259, amending adoption statutes to clarify guardian consent requirements and offer limited counseling and expense assistance to birth parents in private adoptions (up to $250 for up to three counseling sessions), passed unanimously and will go to the Senate.
The Utah House unanimously approved House Bill 259 with floor amendments to clarify guardian consent in adoptions and to permit limited assistance to birth parents in private adoptions, including up to three counseling sessions capped at $250. Representative Hardy, who presented the measure, said the change clarifies who may travel with a birth mother and codifies types of…
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