How AB 848 changes current law

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The bill modifies the notice requirement for termination of parental rights proceedings regarding alleged fathers based on the circumstances of sexual assault.

• 48.42 (2m) (a)

  if that person was under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual assault → if s. 940.225 (3) applies.

  The change removes the exemption for notifying an alleged father under the age of 18 if the child was conceived due to a sexual assault.

• 48.42 (2m) (a)

  The court determines that notice to a person who may be the father of the child is not required, based upon an allegation and evidence presented by the birth mother that the person is the father as a result of sexual assault as specified in this paragraph.

  This addition allows the court to decide on the notice requirement based on the birth mother's allegations and evidence regarding the circumstances of conception.