HB5 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn Givan Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Parental rights, provide that a conviction of a parent for rape or incest is a ground for termination of parental rights if the rape or incest resulted in the conception of the child, Sec. 12-15-319 am'd.

Description

Existing law provides that a juvenile court may terminate parental rights of a parent who has been convicted of certain sex crimes.

This bill would require a juvenile court to find that a person is unable to properly care for a child and to discharge his or her responsibilities to and for the child, and to terminate the parental rights of that person, in any case where the juvenile court finds from clear and convincing evidence that the person committed rape, incest, sodomy, sexual torture, or sexual abuse against another person and that rape, incest, sodomy, sexual torture, or sexual abuse resulted in the conception of the child.

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Subjects

Parental Rights