Amendment #830 to H3400

Preventing convicted rapists from attaining child custody

Mr. Brodeur of Melrose moves to amend the bill by inserting the following section:

SECTION X. Section 3 of Chapter 209C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following subsection:

(f) (1) any person who has been convicted of rape, under sections 22 to 23B, inclusive, of chapter 265 or other comparable law of another jurisdiction in which the victim of that offense has conceived and delivered a child during the commission of that rape, shall not have custody or visitation rights, right of inheritance, or any other parental right with respect to that child. No court shall establish paternity with respect to that child in favor of the perpetrator.

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless waived by the mother and, if applicable, the public agency substantially contributing to the support of the child, nothing in this section shall prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from establishing a child support obligation against the perpetrator.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #830 to H3400

Preventing convicted rapists from attaining child custody