LCO No. 335 1 of 1 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.