General Bill
Paternity:
Provides purposes of provisions relating to paternity; adds & revises definitions; provides for service of notice of petition for dependency or termination of parental rights; specifies requirements for such notice; specifies conditions under which unmarried biological father may not contest petition for dependency or termination of parental rights, unless court orders otherwise; eliminates defense of lack of notice for such fathers who are not identified after specified inquiry; revises requirements for inquiry to be conducted when identity or location of parent is unknown & petition for dependency or shelter or for termination of parental rights is filed; provides that prospective parent may file sworn affidavit of parenthood only when child does not have two legally recognized parents; provides for prospective parent to seek to establish paternity in such circumstances; provides for request to establish paternity & substitute parental rights when no parent objects; provides for scientific testing in certain circumstances.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2011
Last Event:
Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM
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Subject
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Relationship
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Bill #:
SB 1476
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Subject:
Paternity of a Child
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Relationship:
Compare
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Event:
H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM
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Member:
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Committee:
Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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Time:
05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM
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Member:
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Committee:
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Version:
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
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Version:
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Event:
H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
02/07/2011 - 7:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Time:
02/07/2011 - 7:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Judiciary Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Time:
02/07/2011 - 7:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
02/07/2011 - 7:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Civil Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Filed
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Time:
01/27/2011 - 1:49 PM
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Member:
Diaz, J.
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Committee:
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Version:
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| Statute
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Other Bill Citations
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39.001
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CS/HB 145,
HB 415,
SB 718,
CS/CS/CS/HB 1277*,
SB 1476,
SB 2108,
SB 2156,
HB 7183,
HB 7247
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39.01
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CS/HB 145,
SB 718,
CS/CS/CS/HB 1277*,
CS/SB 1412,
SB 1476,
SB 2108*
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39.502
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SB 1104,
SB 1476
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39.503
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SB 1476
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39.801
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HB 345,
SB 878,
SB 1476
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39.803
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HB 345,
SB 878,
SB 1476
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(*) Not the latest version