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Committee advances bill to involve putative parents earlier and allow trial home placements with fit noncustodial parents
Summary
House Bill 16-43 would require courts and DHS to involve putative parents earlier in dependency-neglect cases, require DNA testing as a family service to resolve paternity, and permit trial home placements with fit noncustodial parents; juvenile judges and parent counsel voiced support and the bill passed by voice vote.
Gerald Sheram, senior general counsel for the Department of Human Services, presented House Bill 16-43 as part of the department's legislative package. Sheram said the measure creates procedures to involve putative parents early in dependency-neglect proceedings, require the court to resolve party status for putative parents at key stages, and treat DNA testing as a family service to resolve paternity.
"This bill will allow us to involve putative parents as a party to resolve their rights…
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