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 9   shall consider all of the following:
10     (a)  The age of the child.
11     (b)  The length of time since the establishment of
12   paternity.
13     (c)  The previous relationship between the child
14   and the established father, including but not limited
15   to the duration and frequency of any time periods
16   during which the child and established father resided
17   in the same household or engaged in a parent-child
18   relationship as defined in section 600A.2.
19     (d)  The possibility that the child could benefit
20   by establishing the child's actual paternity.
21     (e)  Additional factors which the court determines
22   are relevant to the individual situation.
23     (3)  The biological father is a party to the action
24   and does not object to termination of the biological
25   father's parental rights, or the established father
26   petitions the court for termination of the biological
27   father's parental rights and the court grants the
28   petition pursuant to chapter 600A.
29     b.  If the court dismisses the action to overcome
30   paternity and preserves the paternity determination
31   under this subsection, the court shall enter an order
32   establishing that the parent-child relationship exists
33   between the established father and the child, and
34   including establishment of a support obligation
35   pursuant to section 598.21 and provision of custody
36   and visitation pursuant to section 598.41.
37     Sec. 216A.  Section 600B.41A, Code 1997, is amended
38   by adding the following new subsection:
39     NEW SUBSECTION.  6A.  a.  For any order entered
40   under this section on or before the effective date of
41   this subsection in which the court's determination
42   excludes the established father as the biological
43   father but dismisses the action to overcome paternity
44   and preserves paternity, the established father may
45   petition the court to issue an order which provides
46   all of the following:
47     (1)  That the parental rights of the established
48   father are terminated.
49     (2)  That the established father is relieved of any
50   and all future support obligations owed on behalf of

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 1   the child from the date the order under this
 2   subsection is filed.
 3     b.  The established father may proceed pro se under
 4   this subsection.  The supreme court shall prescribe
 5   standard forms for use under this subsection and shall
 6   distribute the forms to the clerks of the district
 7   courts.
 8     c.  If a petition is filed pursuant to this section

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