Indiana House Bill 1343 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Visitation with a child. Provides that a foster parent may file a petition seeking visitation rights with a child if the child was placed under the care and supervision of the foster parent for at least 12 months. Requires the court to enter a decree after holding a hearing. Allows the court to modify an order granting or denying visitation rights. Requires the department of child services to provide notification to a foster parent if the parent-child relationship of a child who was placed under the care and supervision of the foster parent for at least 12 months is terminated.

Visitation with a child. Provides that a foster parent may file a petition seeking visitation rights with a child if the child was placed under the care and supervision of the foster parent for at least 12 months. Requires the court to enter a decree after holding a hearing. Allows the court to modify an order granting or denying visitation rights. Requires the department of child services to provide notification to a foster parent if the parent-child relationship of a child who was placed under the care and supervision of the foster parent for at least 12 months is terminated.

Rep. Ben Smaltz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-11	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-01-11	House	Authored by Representative Smaltz

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/house/1343/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/b/5/8/3b58cb9e/HB1343.01.INTR.pdf