Fast-tracks adoptions for children in DCF custody in Massachusetts.
The bill amends Chapter 119 of the General Laws to allow children in the custody of a suitable person or licensed agency for at least eighteen months to be emancipated from their biological parents if those parents have not fulfilled court-ordered obligations. This change aims to expedite the adoption process for children in the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) care.
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