Concerning the uniform unregulated child custody transfer act.
Summary
Specifies permitted methods of transferring custody of a child with the intent to abandon the rights and responsibilities concerning the child, including through a judicial award of custody or adoption placement by an authorized child-placing agency.
Prohibits unregulated child custody transfers by a parent, guardian, or an individual with whom a child has been placed for adoption to someone beyond family members and other specified categories of individuals and with the intent to abandon the rights and responsibilities concerning the child.
Prohibits a person from receiving custody of a child or acting as an intermediary in a child custody transfer if the person knows or reasonably should know that the transfer violates the prohibition on unregulated child custody transfers.
Prohibits advertising of custody transfers by unlicensed or unauthorized persons or entities.
Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to take appropriate action under child welfare laws in response to probable violations of the prohibition on unregulated child custody transfers.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5548), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗