House passes bill boosting grandparents who seek custody in abuse cases

House passes bill boosting grandparents who seek custody in abuse cases | Wichita Eagle:

TOPEKA — Courts would have to give grandparents preferential treatment when placing abused children in new homes under a law given tentative approval by the House today.Senate Bill 262 says grandparents “shall receive preference” when a child is removed from a home and isn’t placed with one of its parents and a grandparent has requested custody.

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