600A.3 Exclusivity.
1. Termination of parental rights shall be accomplished only according to the provisions of this chapter. However, termination of parental rights between an adult child and the child’s parents may be accomplished by a decree of adoption establishing a new parent-child relationship.
2. If a proceeding held under this chapter involves an Indian child as defined in section 232B.3 and the proceeding is subject to the Iowa Indian child welfare Act under chapter 232B, the proceeding and other actions taken in connection with the proceeding or this chapter shall comply with chapter 232B. In any proceeding held or action taken under this chapter involving an Indian child, the applicable requirements of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-89, shall be applied to the proceeding or action in a manner that complies with chapter 232B and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, Pub. L. No. 95-608.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, §232.40; C77, 79, 81, §600A.3]
2003 Acts, ch 153, §17; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §126; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 600A - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Section 600A.1 - Construction.
Section 600A.2A - Rights and duties of custodian.
Section 600A.2B - Rights and duties of guardian.
Section 600A.4 - Relationship unaltered — release of custody — voluntariness of release.
Section 600A.5 - Petition for termination — venue — safety or security concerns.
Section 600A.6 - Notice of termination hearing.
Section 600A.6A - Right to and appointment of counsel.
Section 600A.6B - Payment of attorney fees.
Section 600A.6C - Report of expenditures — penalty.
Section 600A.7 - Termination hearing — forum non conveniens.
Section 600A.8 - Grounds for termination.
Section 600A.9 - Termination findings and order — vacation of order.
Section 600A.10 - Termination procedures — prohibited practices — penalty for violation.