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House approves adoption law cleanup after floor amendments, 50-21
Summary
The House passed HB42, an adoption 'cleanup' bill that lowered the age for adult adoptions and clarified stepparent adoption rights; a floor amendment was adopted to remove a provision that would have reduced protections for unmarried biological fathers; final vote was 50-21.
The Utah House on Feb. 12 passed House Bill 42, a set of adoption-revision measures described by sponsors as technical and adoption-friendly updates. Representative Allen, who led the floor debate and described the measure as an "adoption cleanup bill," said the bill standardizes the age for adult adoptions and clarifies that a biological parent's rights are not terminated in a stepparent adoption when that…
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