HB0394ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Juvenile Justice Reform

Filed: 3/22/2007

09500HB0394ham001 LRB095 05280 RLC 33960 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 394

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 394 by replacing lines 5 through 23 on page 1, all of pages 2 through 6, and lines 1 through 13 on page 7 with the following: "adding Section 2-34 as follows:"; and

on page 8, by replacing line 8 with the following:

"(b) the minor is 14 years of age or older without a legally recognized parent or a guardian appointed pursuant to the Probate Act of 1975;"; and

on page 8, line 18, by inserting after "that" the following: "the minor wishes that parentage to be reinstated and"; and

on page 9, by inserting immediately below line 11 the following:

"(3) Any party may file a motion to dismiss the petition with prejudice on the basis that the parent has intentionally acted to prevent the child from being adopted, after parental rights were terminated or the parent intentionally acted to disrupt the child's adoption. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the parent has intentionally acted to prevent the child from being adopted, after parental rights were terminated or that the parent intentionally acted to disrupt the child's adoption, the court shall dismiss the petition with prejudice."; and

on page 9, line 12, by replacing "(3)" with "(4)"; and

on page 9, line 18, by replacing "(4)" with "(5)"; and

on page 9, line 22, by replacing "(5)" with "(6)"; and

on page 9, line 23, by replacing "(4)" with "(5)"; and

on page 9, by inserting immediately after line 24 the following:

"(7) When the court has denied a petition to reinstate parentage filed under this Section, the court shall not consider any subsequent petition to reinstate parentage unless the court first finds by clear and convincing evidence that there has been a substantial change in circumstances following the denial of the earlier petition and that the change in circumstances warrants consideration of the subsequent petition.".