Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 600 - ADOPTION

Section 600.1 - Construction. - 600.1 Construction. 1. This chapter* shall be construed liberally. The...

Section 600.2 - Definitions. - 600.2 Definitions. 1. “Child”, “parent”, “parent-child relationship”, “termination of parental...

Section 600.3 - Commencement of adoption action — jurisdiction — forum non conveniens. - 600.3 Commencement of adoption action — jurisdiction — forum non...

Section 600.4 - Qualifications to file adoption petition. - 600.4 Qualifications to file adoption petition. Any person who may...

Section 600.5 - Contents of an adoption petition. - 600.5 Contents of an adoption petition. An adoption petition shall...

Section 600.6 - Attachments to an adoption petition. - 600.6 Attachments to an adoption petition. An adoption petition shall...

Section 600.6A - Court determination regarding appointment of guardian ad litem. - 600.6A Court determination regarding appointment of guardian ad litem. Prior...

Section 600.7 - Consents to the adoption. - 600.7 Consents to the adoption. 1. An adoption petition shall...

Section 600.7A - Adoption services provided by or through department of human services — selection of adoptive parent criteria. - 600.7A Adoption services provided by or through department of human...

Section 600.7B - Postadoption information. - 600.7B Postadoption information. The department shall develop and furnish to...

Section 600.8 - Placement investigations and reports. - 600.8 Placement investigations and reports. 1. a. A preplacement investigation...

Section 600.9 - Report of expenditures — penalty. - 600.9 Report of expenditures — penalty. 1. a. A biological...

Section 600.9A - Prohibited practices — penalties. - 600.9A Prohibited practices — penalties. 1. All of the following...

Section 600.10 - Minimum residence of a minor child. - 600.10 Minimum residence of a minor child. The adoption of...

Section 600.11 - Notice of adoption hearing. - 600.11 Notice of adoption hearing. 1. The juvenile court or...

Section 600.12 - Adoption hearing. - 600.12 Adoption hearing. 1. An adoption hearing shall be conducted...

Section 600.12A - Death of person to be adopted — process for final adoption decree. - 600.12A Death of person to be adopted — process for...

Section 600.13 - Adoption decrees. - 600.13 Adoption decrees. 1. At the conclusion of the adoption...

Section 600.14 - Appeal — rules. - 600.14 Appeal — rules. 1. An appeal from any final...

Section 600.14A - Standby adoption. - 600.14A Standby adoption. 1. As used in this section: a....

Section 600.15 - Foreign and international adoptions. - 600.15 Foreign and international adoptions. 1. A decree establishing a...

Section 600.16 - Adoption record — penalty for violations. - 600.16 Adoption record — penalty for violations. 1. Any information...

Section 600.16A - Termination and adoption records closed — exceptions — penalty. - 600.16A Termination and adoption records closed — exceptions — penalty....

Section 600.16B - Fees. - 600.16B Fees. The supreme court shall prescribe and the department...

Section 600.17 - Financial assistance. - 600.17 Financial assistance. The department of human services shall, within...

Section 600.18 - Determination of assistance. - 600.18 Determination of assistance. 1. Any prospective adoptive parent desiring...

Section 600.19 - Amount of assistance. - 600.19 Amount of assistance. The amount of financial assistance for...

Section 600.20 - Availability of assistance. - 600.20 Availability of assistance. Financial assistance shall be available only...

Section 600.21 - Termination of assistance. - 600.21 Termination of assistance. Financial assistance shall terminate when the...

Section 600.22 - Rules. - 600.22 Rules. The department of human services shall adopt rules...

Section 600.23 - Adoption assistance compact. - 600.23 Adoption assistance compact. 1. Purpose. The department of human...

Section 600.24 - Access to records. - 600.24 Access to records. The department may allow access to...

Section 600.25 - Pending parental rights unaffected. - 600.25 Pending parental rights unaffected. A termination of parental rights...