2007 Senate Bill 668 ↩

House Roll Call 607: Passed

To allow a court that terminates the parental rights of a parent to authorize continued parenting time, at its discretion. Under current law the parenting time is automatically suspended. The bill also clarifies that the “best interest of the child” provision in parental rights determinations must include a court approved permanency plan for the child. Importantly, under current law the parents in these proceedings must demonstrate that terminiation is not in the best interest of the child. Under the bill, before ordering the termination of parental rights a court would have to determine that termination IS in the child's best interests.