Parental rights; appeal when terminated. (HB274)
Introduced By
Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Termination of parental rights; appeal. Allows a person whose parental rights have been terminated by a ruling of the juvenile and domestic relations district court to appeal the matter directly to the court of appeals as opposed to appealing the matter to the circuit court. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/02/2008 | Committee |
| 01/02/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086981752 |
| 01/02/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/10/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 01/21/2008 | Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice |
Comments
If this passes, an appeal of a termination of parental rights case will go straight from Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, a court not of record, to the Court of Appeals. What record will the Court of Appeals have available to conduct its review? Shouldn't there be some provision for a court reporter and for preservation of the record in Juvenile Court?
"everything" done in JDR Courts as it relates to 'visitation', 'support' or 'custody' SHOULD be held with a Court Reporter AND SHOULD have appeals directly to the Court of Appeals..