Adoption Amendments

Summary

The bill updates licensing requirements for child‑placing agencies, sets strict limits on payments to birth parents, and requires counseling for parents before adoption. It also adds protections for agencies that object on religious grounds, mandates health‑care facilities adopt adoption‑service policies, and changes how children are placed for adoption. These changes aim to increase transparency, protect birth parents, and ensure placements serve the child’s best interests.

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