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Bill Title: Rape and termination of parental rights. Allows a parent who is the victim of an act of rape from which a child was conceived to file a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship between the child and the alleged perpetrator of the act of rape. Requires a court to terminate the parent-child relationship if the court finds: (1) by clear and convincing evidence that the alleged perpetrator committed an act of rape against the parent who filed the petition to terminate the parent-child relationship and that the child was conceived as a result of the act of rape; and (2)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-07 - Senator Young, M. added as second author [SB0082 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2016-SB0082-Introduced.pdf

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