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HB 369

WithdrawnCrossfile SB 586
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Foster Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers - Right to Intervene

Sponsor: Delegate DumaisCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the circuit court to provide notice to a child's foster parent, preadoptive parent, or caregiver of the right to intervene as a party in a certain proceeding except under certain circumstances; granting certain rights to certain individuals in certain proceedings; granting the right to intervene in certain proceedings and the right to obtain all nonprivileged information in documents pertaining to the placement of a child; requiring a party who asserts that information in a document is privileged is required to meet certain criteria; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list
FAV 24FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHernndez, NoraFoster momOral
FAVBooth, JoyMD Resource Parents for ChangeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVwidener, andreamaryland resource parents for changeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBailey, SuzanneIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBlevins, BillIndividualOral
FAVBooth, PaulIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Dumais, Delegate DumaislegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDooley, LaurenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFitzsimmons, KatieIndividualOral
FAVFitzsimmons, KatieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFrank, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGable, MorganIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGresock, JosephIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGresock, MelissaIndividualOral
FAVGresock, MelissaIndividualPosition only
FAVLichtman, ClaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMohr, TeresaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVO'Neal, KristyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRice, CrystalIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSchweitzer, HarveyIndividualOral
FAVSnyder, KadenIndividualOral
FAVTonetti, KellianIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVdiggs, davidIndividualOral
FAVmacalister, jamesIndividualOral
UNFWHITE, RACHELADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTHWritten (PDF)
UNFByrne, JuliaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFJones, TylerMD JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFMARYLANDS CHILDREN, COALITION TO PROTECTIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFVillamar, NenaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFODHS, DHSDHSWritten (PDF)
INFOCooper, HopeIndividualPosition only

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