SB928: Parental rights; termination thereof .

Chief Patron

Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-30)

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

Termination of parental rights. Replaces language throughout § 16.1-283, dealing with the termination of residual parental rights, which formerly provided that the court "may" terminate parental rights if the requisite conditions are met with language providing that the court "shall" terminate parental rights if the conditions are met. This bill allows consideration of the efforts made to rehabilitate the parent in response to the parent's abuse and neglect of other children in determining whether to terminate a parent's rights. This bill also provides that a court shall consider whether custody of a child should be granted to the relatives of a child when a parent's parental rights have been terminated. This bill also clarifies that reasonable efforts to reunite a parent with a child need not be made if any of the grounds for termination of parental rights under subsection E of § 16.1-283 exist.

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