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House Journal: Page 1617: Monday, April 28, 1997

(a)  The age of the child.
(b)  The length of time since the establishment of paternity.
(c)  The previous relationship between the child and the
established father, including but not limited to the duration
and frequency of any time periods during which the child and
established father resided in the same household or engaged in a
parent-child relationship as defined in section 600A.2.
(d)  The possibility that the child could benefit by
establishing the child's actual paternity.
(e)  Additional factors which the court determines are relevant
to the individual situation.
(3)  The biological father is a party to the action and does not
object to termination of the biological father's parental
rights, or the established father petitions the court for
termination of the biological father's parental rights and the
court grants the petition pursuant to chapter 600A.
b.  If the court dismisses the action to overcome paternity and
preserves the paternity determination under this subsection, the
court shall enter an order establishing that the parent-child
relationship exists between the established father and the
child, and including establishment of a support obligation
pursuant to section 598.21 and provision of custody and
visitation pursuant to section 598.41.
Sec. 216A.  Section 600B.41A, Code 1997, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION.  6A.  a.  For any order entered under this
section on or before the effective date of this subsection in
which the court's determination excludes the established father
as the biological father but dismisses the action to overcome
paternity and preserves paternity, the established father may
petition the court to issue an order which provides all of the
following:
(1)  That the parental rights of the established father are
terminated.
(2)  That the established father is relieved of any and all
future support obligations owed on behalf of the child from the
date the order under this subsection is filed.
b.  The established father may proceed pro se under this
subsection.  The supreme court shall prescribe standard forms
for use under this subsection and shall distribute the forms to
the clerks of the district court.
c.  If a petition is filed pursuant to this section and notice
is served on any parent of the child not filing the petition and
any assignee of the support obligation, the court shall grant
the petition."
22.  Page 136, by inserting after line 32, the following:
"Sec. 218.  Sections 215, 216, and 216A of this Act, being
deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment."
23.  Page 138, by striking lines 34 and 35 and inserting the
following:  "state shall be filed with the county as
directed by the state registrar of the county in which the
death occurs, within three days after the death".
24.  Page 139, line 2, by striking the word "registrar" and
inserting the following:  "county registrar".

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Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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