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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 598.35, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 A petition for grandchild or great-grandchild visitation 1 4 rights shall be granted only upon a finding that the 1 5 visitation is in the bestinterestsinterest of the childand1 6that the grandparent or great-grandparent had established a1 7substantial relationship with the child prior to the filing of1 8the petition. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill eliminates a condition for the granting of a 1 11 petition by the court for visitation rights, which is filed by 1 12 a grandparent or great-grandparent. The condition eliminated 1 13 is that the grandparent or great-grandparent had established a 1 14 substantial relationship with the child prior to the filing of 1 15 the petition. The condition that the granting of the petition 1 16 shall be in the best interest of the child is retained. 1 17 LSB 3051SV 78 1 18 pf/cf/24
Text: SF00300 Text: SF00302 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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