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Committee pulls SB90 after judges warn bill would limit information judges need for visitation decisions
Summary
SB90, which would bar further testimony about allegations after a parent stipulates probable cause at removal, was pulled for more stakeholder talks after the Administrative Office of the Courts and juvenile judges expressed concern that the change could leave judges without needed facts for visitation decisions.
The Judiciary Committee paused action on SB90 after judges and court staff asked for more stakeholder discussion. Brian Welch, executive director of the Arkansas Parent Council Commission, said the bill would let parents stipulate that probable cause existed at removal and would prevent additional testimony about the allegations from entering the record, limiting lengthy pre-adjudication hearings and unchecked hearsay.
Welch told the committee these…
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