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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5055
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 335
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BY RELATIVE
CAREGIVERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapters 803 and 815t of the general statutes be amended to 1
provide that in any proceeding involving the potential adoption of a 2
minor child by a prospective adoptive parent who is a relative of the 3
child, the Department of Children and Families may not present 4
evidence of abuse, neglect or drug use, which is alleged to have been 5
committed by such prospective adoptive more than ten years prior to 6
the date of the proceeding, except evidence of sexual abuse alleged to 7
have been committed by such prospective adoptive parent more than 8
ten years prior to the date proceeding, may be presented by the 9
department. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To promote the adoption of children by relative caregivers.