PRINTER'S NO. 2302
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1532
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ACOSTA, BISHOP, WATSON, PASHINSKI, MURT, THOMAS,
CRUZ, D. PARKER, COHEN AND PETRI, OCTOBER 5, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, OCTOBER 5, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for the
definition of "intermediary."
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "intermediary" in section 2102
of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended
to read:
ยง 2102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this part shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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"Intermediary." Any person or persons employed by an agency
or agency acting between the parent or parents and the proposed
adoptive parent or parents in arranging an adoption placement.
The term also includes a licensed attorney or a licensed social
worker acting in that capacity.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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