SF0065 • 2010

Termination of parental rights.

AN ACT relating to children and families; providing for termination of parental rights for failure to provide support and maintain regular personal contact; and providing for an effective date.

Children

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Senator Perkins
Last action: 2010-03-01
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Amendments

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SF0065HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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SF0065SS001

Standing Committee • ROSS

Adopted

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Bill History

2010-03-01 House
H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed
2010-03-01 House
H Amendments Adopted
2010-03-01 House
Amendment Adopted
2010-02-25 House
H Placed on General File
2010-02-25 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2010-02-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2010-02-23 House
H Received for Introduction
2010-02-22 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2010-02-19 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2010-02-18 Senate
S Passed CoW
2010-02-18 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2010-02-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2010-02-17 Senate
S Placed on General File
2010-02-17 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2010-02-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2010-02-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2010-02-08 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2010
STATE OF
WYOMING
10LSO-0230.E1

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0065

Termination of parental rights.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Perkins, Meier and Ross and Representative(s) Davison and Gingery

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
children and families; providing for termination of parental rights for f
ailure to

provide
support and
maintain regular personal contact
;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 14
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2
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309(a)(i) is amended to read:

14
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2
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309.

Grounds for termination of parent-child relationship; clear and convincing evidence.

(a)

The parent
‑
child legal relationship may be terminated if any one (1) or more of the following facts is established by clear and convincing evidence:

(i)

T
he parent has abandoned or deserted t
he child
has been left in the care of another person without provision for the child's

by failing to provide

support
,

and without

communication

from the absent parent

or failing to maintain regular personal contact, which shall be more than incidental contact and communication
.

Failure of the parent to maintain this relationship
or pay support
without just cause
for a period of at least one (1) year

shall constitute prima facie evidence of the abandonment
. In making the above determination, the court may disregard occasional contributions, or incidental contacts and communications
. For purposes of this paragraph, "child support" means support substantially equivalent to the amount required by W.S. 20
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2
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301 through 20
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2
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315
;

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2010.

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