Bill Details

Chief Author: Moran (D)
View Bill Text: HF 1045

Current Status

2/9/17  Introduced and referred to House Civil Law and Data Practices Committee.

Short Description

Modifies procedure for reestablishing parent and child legal relationship

Key Points

  • Allows for parent whose legal rights had been terminated to initiate a petition to reestablish legal parent and child relationship; previously only a county attorney was able to initiate such a petition.
  • Terms for allowing a petition to be filed are modified to lower the length of time the child must have spent in foster care to 18 months from 36 months and lowers the age of the child to at least ten years, from 15 years old.
  • Allows for a repeal of the decision, which was previously unappealable.