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MO HB1559
Bill
Status
1/26/2012
Primary Sponsor
Leonard Hughes
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AI Summary
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Changes the deadline for establishing paternity from 15 days to 60 days after a child's birth for men seeking to assert parental rights in adoption proceedings.
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Extends the timeframe for filing a paternity action in court from 15 days to 60 days after birth, with service of petition required on the mother per section 506.100.
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Extends the deadline for filing notice of intent to claim paternity or acknowledgment of paternity with the putative father registry from 15 days to 60 days after the child's birth.
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Requires putative fathers meeting these extended deadlines to also file a paternity action within 60 days of the child's birth to have consent rights in adoption cases.
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Maintains existing requirements that court approval is necessary for all adoptions and that parental written consent must be obtained except in specific circumstances enumerated in section 453.040.
Legislative Description
Increases, from no later than 15 days to no later than 60 days, after a child's birth that the father has to file an action to establish paternity prior to an adoption or file with Putative Father Registry
Last Action
Referred: Children and Families (H)
2/29/2012