CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.An Amendment to Senate
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Senators Campbell, Dudley and Rossin moved the following substitute
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11 Senators Campbell, Dudley and Rossin moved the following
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18 (4) The consent to an adoption for voluntary surrender
19 must be executed only after the birth of the minor child, in
20 the presence of two witnesses, and must be acknowledged before
21 a notary public. The notary public must legibly note on the
22 consent the date and time the consent was executed. The
23 witnesses' names must be typed or printed underneath their
24 signatures, and their home or business addresses, and social
25 security numbers, or drivers' license numbers must be
26 included. The person signing the consent has the right to have
27 at least one of the witnesses be an individual who does not
28 have a partnership, employment, agency, or other professional
29 or personal relationship with the adoption entity or the
30 prospective adoptive parents. The person signing the consent
31 must be given reasonable notice of the person's right to
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1 select a witness of the person's own choosing. The person
2 signing the consent must acknowledge in writing on the consent
3 that such notice was given and indicate the witness, if any,
4 who was selected by the person signing the consent. The
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