HF 2130 (LSB 5963HH (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2130

BY  FREVERT

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the grounds for termination of parental rights.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 600A.8, Code Supplement 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  11.  For a period of at least three years, a noncustodial parent does either of the following and the noncustodial parent has been previously cited for contempt pursuant to section 598.23 or 598.23A:
   a.  Fails to make payments or provide medical support pursuant to an order or decree for support entered pursuant to chapter 598 or chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 252F, 600B, or any other support chapter, or a comparable chapter of a foreign jurisdiction.
   b.  Does not comply with a custody order or decree.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides that grounds for termination of parental rights includes that for a period of at least three years, a noncustodial parent against whom an order or decree for support has been entered, fails to make payments or provide medical support pursuant to that order or decree, or that the noncustodial parent does not comply with a custody order or decree, and the noncustodial parent has been previously cited for contempt for noncompliance.