Iowa Code
Chapter 600 - ADOPTION
Section 600.6 - Attachments to an adoption petition.

600.6 Attachments to an adoption petition.
An adoption petition shall have attached to it the following:
1. A certified copy of the birth certificate showing parentage of the person to be adopted or, if such certificate is not available, a verified birth record.
2. A copy of any order terminating parental rights with respect to the person to be adopted.
3. Any written consent and verified statement required under section 600.7, except the consent required under subsection 1, paragraph “d”, of that section.
4. Any preplacement investigation report that has been prepared at the time of filing pursuant to section 600.8.
5. In the case of a standby adoption as defined in section 600.14A, a form completed by the terminally ill parent consenting to termination of parental rights and adoption of the child by a person or persons specified in the consent form, effective at a future date when the terminally ill parent of the child has died or requests that a final adoption decree be issued.
[R60, §2601; C73, §2308; C97, §3251; C24, §10497; C27, 31, 35, §10501-b3; C39, §10501.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §600.3; C77, 79, 81, §600.6]
89 Acts, ch 140, §1; 99 Acts, ch 43, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 57, §3
Referred to in §600.14A

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