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Senate Passes Measure Letting Grandparents Seek Visitation When Child Is Adopted by Relatives
Summary
The Senate passed a third-substitute (as amended) of H.B. 418 clarifying that grandparents may petition for visitation in certain adoptive-placement situations involving relative adoptions; debate focused on potential policy shift, constitutional concerns, and impacts on adoptive families.
Senator Harper led the Senate through third substitute H.B. 418, which clarifies existing code to allow grandparents standing to petition for visitation when a child who had parental rights terminated is adopted by a relative. The Senate accepted an amendment to replace the phrase "relatives" with "grandparents" in the title and to ensure the provision…
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