HB22-1113
Appeal Procedures Dependency And Neglect Cases
Concerning amending the appeals procedures in dependency and neglect cases to minimize delay in achieving permanency for children.
Session:
2022 Regular Session
Subjects:
Bill Summary
Children & Domestic Matters
Courts & Judicial
There is a child welfare appeals workgroup established in the state judicial department that made recommendations for changes in 2021. The bill requires the child welfare appeals workgroup to monitor those changes, study changes to the child welfare appeals system, and submit reports in January 2023 and July 2024.
The bill requires the district court to make written orders within 35 days after a hearing.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)