RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 151 (HB 343) 2017 Regular Session Franklin
Existing law includes numerous articles of the Children's Code which reference Article 1015
of the Children's Code.
New law makes technical corrections to these articles to reflect the changes made to
Children's Code Article 1015 from the 2016 Regular Session.
Prior law, regarding termination of parental rights, authorized the victim of a sex offense
who is the custodial parent to petition to terminate the rights of a perpetrator of a sex offense.
New law removes the requirement that the victim of the sex offense be the custodial parent
in order to petition to terminate the rights of the perpetrator of the sex offense.
Effective June 12, 2017.
(Amends Ch.C. Arts. 1004(B), (D), (F), and (I), 1035(B), 1036(C)(intro. para.), (D)(intro.
para.), and (E), and 1036.2(E))