6470-S AMH PEDE TANG 126

SSB 6470 - H AMD 1286

By Representative Pedersen

ADOPTED 3/03/2010

    On page 5, beginning on line 25, after "relationship" strike all material through "child" on line 31 and insert "of an Indian child as defined in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903, no termination of parental rights may be ordered in such proceeding in the absence of a determination, supported by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, including testimony of qualified expert witnesses, that the continued custody of the child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child"

EFFECT:  Clarifies how the beyond a reasonable doubt standard applies when a court is terminating the parent-child relationship of an Indian child.

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