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House Journal: Page 876: Tuesday, March 24, 1998

23   relating to".
24     4.  By renumbering as necessary.
Carroll of Poweshiek asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw the committee amendment H-8490A.
Carroll of Poweshiek moved the adoption of the committee
amendment H-8490B.
The committee amendment H-8490B was adopted.
Carroll of Poweshiek offered the following amendment H-8556
filed by him and Kreiman of Davis and moved its adoption:

H-8556

 1     Amend Senate File 2338, as passed by the Senate, as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, by inserting before line 1, the
 4   following:
 5     "Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  600.12A  DEATH OF PERSON
 6   TO BE ADOPTED - PROCESS FOR FINAL ADOPTION DECREE.
 7     1.  If the person to be adopted dies following the
 8   filing of an adoption petition pursuant to section
 9   600.3, but prior to issuance of a final adoption
10   decree pursuant to section 600.13, the court may waive
11   any investigations and reports required pursuant to
12   section 600.8 that remain uncompleted, waive the
13   minimum residence requirements pursuant to section
14   600.10, proceed to the adoption hearing, and issue a
15   final adoption decree, unless any person to whom
16   notice is to be provided pursuant to section 600.11
17   objects to the adoption.
18     2.  A final adoption decree issued pursuant to this
19   section terminates any parental rights existing prior
20   to the time of its issuance and establishes the
21   parent-child relationship between the adoption
22   petitioner and the person adopted.  However, the final
23   adoption decree does not confer any rights on the
24   adoption petitioner to the estate of the adopted
25   person and does not confer any rights on the adopted
26   person to the estate of the adoption petitioner."
27     2.  Page 1, by inserting after line 35 the
28   following:
29     "Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Section 1, creating
30   section 600.12A, being deemed of immediate importance,
31   takes effect upon enactment."
32     3.  Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
33   word "to" the following:  "adoptions including the
34   process for adoption of a deceased person and relating
35   to".
36     4.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
37   word "adoptions" the following:  "and providing an

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