This section applies to the termination of parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a specific child conceived as a result of an act of sexual assault by the parent of that child.’
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Session - 127th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number S-436, Sponsored by
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Amend the bill in section 1 in §1658 by striking out all of the first indented paragraph (page 1, lines 6 to 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
This section applies to the termination of parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a specific child conceived as a result of an act of sexual assault by the parent of that child.’
Amend the bill in section 1 in §1658 by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 1, lines 18 to 21 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 1-B (page 1, lines 30 to 37 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
SUMMARY
This is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary.
This amendment allows a court, instead of requires as in the bill, to terminate the parental rights of a person if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the child was conceived as a result of an act of sexual assault by that person. The amendment applies the same standard in the child protection laws.