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MO HB1208
Bill
Status
1/9/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jason Barnes
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AI Summary
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Modifies Missouri law section 211.447 regarding grounds for termination of parental rights when a child was conceived through forcible rape.
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Clarifies that termination of parental rights for an offending parent (biological father or birth mother) convicted of or pleading guilty to forcible rape shall not extinguish or legally bar ordering and enforcement of child support obligations against that parent.
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Expands previous language to apply to situations where either a biological father or birth mother committed the forcible rape, not just fathers alone.
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Maintains all other existing grounds and procedures for terminating parental rights in Missouri juvenile court proceedings.
Legislative Description
Specifies that the termination of parental rights in the case of rape cannot extinguish or bar the ordering or enforcement of a child support obligation for a child born as a result of the rape
Last Action
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
3/7/2012