House Bill 2904
Sponsored by Representative DOHERTY; Representative DEMBROW (at
the request of Janette Barcenas, Ashley Peterson-Munoz, Leticia
Munoz, Kiley Steward, Tamera Slack, Oregon Birth Mothers)
(Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Establishes Adoption Legal Services Fund. Continuously
appropriates moneys in fund to Judicial Department to pay costs
of legal consultation for birth parents in adoption proceedings.
Requires additional fee to be collected from party filing
petition for adoption and to be credited to fund.
Prohibits consent to adoption, or surrender and release of
child for adoption, until child is eight days old. Prohibits
waiver. Permits certificate of irrevocability to be revoked for
any reason within 30 days. Provides that certificate of
irrevocability is not effective until birth parent participates
in mandatory adoption-related counseling and legal consultation.
Failure of birth parent to participate in mandatory counseling
and legal consultation and nonpayment of expenses of counseling
and consultation are grounds for setting aside adoption judgment
or for revocation of consent to adoption.
Provides that validity of adoption judgment may be challenged
on specified grounds within one year after entry.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/hb2900.dir/hb2904.intro.html
