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
amendment:
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 550
Amendment No.
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Senators Campbell, Dudley and Rossin moved the following
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14 Senate Amendment
15 On page 19, lines 11-18, delete those lines
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17 and insert: drivers' license numbers must be included. The
18 consent must contain in at least 16 point boldfaced type an
19 acknowledgement of the birth parent's rights in substantially
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22 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN THIS CONSENT FORM. YOU
23 HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
24 INSTEAD OF SIGNING THIS CONSENT OR BEFORE
25 SIGNING THIS CONSENT:
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27 (A) CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY;
28 (B) HOLD, CARE FOR, AND FEED THE CHILD;
29 (C) PLACE THE CHILD IN FOSTER CARE OR FAMILY
30 CARE;
31 (D) TAKE THE CHILD HOME; AND
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 550
Amendment No.
1 (E) KNOW THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT ARE
2 AVAILABLE IF THE BIRTH PARENT DOES NOT GO
3 THROUGH WITH THE ADOPTION.
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5 IF YOU DO SIGN THIS CONSENT, YOU MAY WITHDRAW
6 YOUR CONSENT FOR ANY REASON IF YOU DO SO WITHIN
7 3 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DAY YOU SIGNED THE
8 CONSENT OR 1 BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE BIRTH
9 MOTHER'S DISCHARGE FROM A LICENSED HOSPITAL OR
10 BIRTH CENTER WHICHEVER IS LATER. YOU MAY DO
11 THIS BY NOTIFYING THE ADOPTION ENTITY IN
12 WRITING BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT
13 REQUESTED WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DAY
14 YOU SIGNED THE CONSENT OR 1 BUSINESS DAY AFTER
15 THE BIRTH MOTHER'S DISCHARGE FROM A LICENSED
16 HOSPITAL OR BIRTH CENTER WHICHEVER IS LATER,
17 THAT YOU ARE WITHDRAWING YOUR CONSENT. THE
18 ADOPTION ENTITY YOU SHOULD NOTIFY IS: ...Name
19 of Adoption Entity..., ...Address of Adoption
20 Entity..., ...Phone Number of Adoption
21 Entity.... AFTER 3 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DAY
22 YOU SIGNED THE CONSENT OR 1 BUSINESS DAY AFTER
23 THE BIRTH MOTHER'S DISCHARGE FROM A LICENSED
24 HOSPITAL OR BIRTH CENTER WHICHEVER IS LATER,
25 YOU MAY ONLY WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT IF YOU CAN
26 PROVE IN COURT IT WAS OBTAINED BY FRAUD OR
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