Bill Text: IA HF59 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to waiver of the placement investigations and reports related to the adoption of a minor by a minor's legal guardian.(See HF 469.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-15 - Withdrawn. H.J. 653. [HF59 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF59-Introduced.html
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BY
LOHSE
and
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
waiver
of
the
placement
investigations
and
1
reports
related
to
the
adoption
of
a
minor
by
a
minor’s
2
legal
guardian.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
600.8,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
The
juvenile
court
or
court
may
waive
3
any
investigation
or
report
required
under
this
section
when
4
all
of
the
following
criteria
are
met:
5
a.
The
person
to
be
adopted
is
a
minor.
6
b.
The
adoption
petitioner
was
appointed
guardian
of
the
7
minor
pursuant
to
chapter
232D
at
least
three
years
prior
to
8
the
filing
of
the
adoption
petition.
9
c.
The
adoption
petitioner
has
undergone
the
background
10
checks
required
pursuant
to
section
232D.307.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
provides
that
preplacement
and
postplacement
15
investigations
and
reports
generally
required
as
part
of
16
the
adoption
process
may
be
waived
by
the
juvenile
court
or
17
court
when
the
person
to
be
adopted
is
a
minor,
the
adoption
18
petitioner
was
appointed
guardian
of
the
minor
at
least
three
19
years
prior
to
the
filing
of
the
adoption
petition,
and
the
20
adoption
petitioner
has
undergone
criminal
record
checks
and
21
checks
of
the
child
abuse,
dependent
adult
abuse,
and
sex
22
offender
registries
in
the
state
as
required
for
all
minor
23
guardianships.
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