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House Journal: Page 1330: Tuesday, April 7, 1998

17   justice may waive any other procedures or requirements
18   related to the adoption, proceed to the adoption
19   hearing, and issue a final adoption decree, unless any
20   person to whom notice is to be provided pursuant to
21   section 600.11 objects to the adoption."
22     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-8959 was adopted.
Kreiman of Davis offered the following amendment H-8620 filed by
him and moved its adoption:

H-8620

 1     Amend Senate File 2387, 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.  232.6  JURISDICTION -
 6   ADOPTIONS AND TERMINATIONS OF PARENTAL RIGHTS.
 7     The court may exercise jurisdiction over adoption
 8   and termination of parental rights proceedings under
 9   chapters 600 and 600A.
10     Sec. ___.  Section 600.1, Code 1997, is amended to
11   read as follows:
12     600.1  CONSTRUCTION.
13     This chapter shall be construed liberally.  The
14   best interest of the person to be adopted shall be the
15   paramount consideration in interpreting this chapter.
16   However, the interests of the adopting parents shall
17   be given due consideration in this interpretation.
18   However, in determining the best interest of the
19   person to be adopted and the interests of the adopting
20   parents, any evidence of interests relating to a
21   period of time during which the person to be adopted
22   is placed with prospective adoptive parents and during
23   which the placement is not in compliance with the law,
24   adoption procedures, or any action by the juvenile
25   court or court, shall not be considered in the
26   determination.
27     Sec. ___.  Section 600.3, Code 1997, is amended to
28   read as follows:
29     600.3  COMMENCEMENT OF ADOPTION ACTION -
30   JURISDICTION - FORUM NON CONVENIENS.
31     1.  An action for the adoption of any natural
32   person shall be commenced by the filing of an adoption
33   petition, as prescribed in section 600.5, in the
34   juvenile court or court of the county in which an
35   adult person to be adopted is domiciled or resides, or
36   in the juvenile court or court of the county in which
37   the guardian of a minor person to be adopted or the
38   petitioner is domiciled or resides.
39     2.  An adoption petition shall not be filed until a

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