Bill Text: IA HF15 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the provision of an expedited process in a dissolution of marriage proceeding to determine the temporary custody of a minor child with chronic or complex medical needs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-17 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 85. [HF15 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF15-Introduced.html

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House File 15 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  WESSEL=KROESCHELL

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the provision of an expedited process
  2    in a dissolution of marriage proceeding to  determine the
  3    temporary custody of a minor child with chronic or complex
  4    medical needs.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 598.10, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2017, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  (1)  The court may order either party to pay the clerk
  1  4 a sum of money for the separate support and maintenance of
  1  5 the other party and the children and to enable such party to
  1  6 prosecute or defend the action.
  1  7    (2)  The court may on its own motion and shall upon
  1  8 application of either party or an attorney or guardian ad litem
  1  9 appointed under section 598.12 determine the temporary custody
  1 10 of any minor child whose welfare may be affected by the filing
  1 11 of the petition for dissolution.
  1 12    (3)  Upon application of either party or an attorney or
  1 13 guardian ad litem appointed under section 598.12, the court
  1 14 shall hold a hearing and rule on the application to determine
  1 15 the temporary custody of any minor child within thirty days
  1 16 of filing of the application, if the application asserts
  1 17 the minor child, due to a chronic condition, disability, or
  1 18 complex medical condition, requires consistent medical care,
  1 19 monitoring, or supervision to maintain the minor child's
  1 20 health status or to prevent life=threatening complications or
  1 21 deterioration of the minor child's health status, necessitating
  1 22 an expedited hearing and ruling.
  1 23                           EXPLANATION
  1 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 25 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 26    This bill provides that in determining the temporary
  1 27 custody of a minor child, upon application of either party
  1 28 to a dissolution of marriage proceeding or an attorney or
  1 29 guardian ad litem appointed to represent the legal interests
  1 30 of the minor child of the parties to such a proceeding, the
  1 31 court shall hold a hearing and rule on the application to
  1 32 determine the temporary custody of any minor child within 30
  1 33 days of filing of the application, if the application asserts
  1 34 that the minor child, due to a chronic condition, disability,
  1 35 or complex medical condition, requires consistent medical
  2  1 care, monitoring, or supervision to maintain the minor child's
  2  2 health status or to prevent life=threatening complications or
  2  3 deterioration of health status, necessitating an expedited
  2  4 hearing and ruling.
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