SECTION 1. Chapter 119 of General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 24 the following new section:-
SECTION 24A Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, for children in custody, the rights of a child shall supersede the rights of the biological parents if, after one year, the biological parents fail to complete their service plan. The child may move forward with adoption.
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