HB 1974 - DIGEST

 

     Declares that it is presumed to be in the best interest of a child for the grandparent or grandparents of the child to receive custody of the child if the child is abandoned and left in the physical custody of the grandparent or grandparents by the parents of the child with no physical contact between the parents and the child for one year or more,  or with only casual physical contact between the parents and child for eighteen months or more.