S.B. 232
         ADOPTION CODE REVISIONS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 3 March 6, 2013 11:53 AM



Senator Todd Weiler proposes the following amendments:

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             247          (b) A court
{   shall   }        may       not determine that a father abandoned the birth mother if the father


2.    Page 9, Line 249
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             249      support.
  (2)(a) As used in this section, "emotional support" means a pattern of statements or actions that indicate to a reasonable person that a father intends to provide for the physical and emotional well-being of an unborn child.

(b) A court may not find that a father failed to provide emotional support if the father's failure was due to impossibility of performance, so long as the father intends to provide emotional support to the child in the future.  


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             250          
{   (2)   }        (3)       Consent or relinquishment, as required by Subsection 78B-6-120 (1), may be


4.    Page 9, Lines 261 through 262
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             261          
{   (3)   }        (4)       Implied consent under Subsection      {   (2)   }        (3)       (a) may not be withdrawn.

             262          
{   (4)   }        (5)       Nothing in this section negates the requirements of Section 78B-6-121 or


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