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GA HB713
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/8/2015
Primary Sponsor
Brad Raffensperger
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AI Summary
- Adds causing a child to be conceived as a result of rape (Code Section 16-6-1) to the definition of "aggravated circumstances" under Georgia's Juvenile Code, which can be used as grounds for terminating parental rights
- Creates a presumption against legitimation when a court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the father caused his child to be conceived through rape under Georgia law, federal law, or the laws of another state or territory
- Allows adoption petitions to proceed without the rapist parent's surrender or termination of rights when the court finds by clear and convincing evidence the child was conceived as a result of rape
- Adds conception through rape as a standalone ground for the superior court to terminate parental rights, alongside existing grounds such as abandonment, inability to locate the parent, and parental incapacity or misconduct
Legislative Description
Juvenile Code; domestic relations; terminating parental rights; provisions
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/24/2016
Full Bill Text
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