Virginia House Bill 765

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-02 - Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Termination of parental rights; sexual abuse; clear and convincing standard; petition filed by other parent. Allows a parent to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of the other parent if the circumstances giving rise to such a petition allege that such parent engaged in conduct prohibited by relevant law relating to sexual abuse, whether or not the parent has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation, and the child was conceived of such conduct. The bill further requires the court to issue an order terminating the parental rights of a parent upon a finding, based on clear and convincing evidence, that (i) such parent engaged in the conduct prohibited by relevant law relating to sexual abuse, whether or not the parent has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation, and the child was conceived of such conduct and (ii) termination of the parental rights of such parent is in the best interests of the child. The bill specifies that, if such parent is found by clear and convincing evidence to have engaged in the prohibited conduct resulting in the conception of such child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that termination is in the best interest of the child, but no presumption shall be made by the court that one parent alone is contrary to the best interests of the child.

Parental rights; termination for alleged sexual abuse, petition filed by other parent.

Del. Karrie Delaney [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-02	House	Continued to 2025 with substitute in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2024-02-02	House	Committee substitute posted to LIS only 24106447D-H1
2024-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 with substitute by voice vote
2024-01-25	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104828D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	241	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	283.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB765
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB765+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB765H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106447D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24106447D.pdf