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House Journal: Page 1335: Tuesday, April 7, 1998

40   present shall be admitted to the court chambers while
41   an adoption hearing is being conducted.  The adoption
42   petitioner and the person to be adopted shall be
43   present at the hearing, unless the presence of either
44   is excused by the juvenile court or court.
45     3.  Any person admitted to the hearing shall be
46   heard and allowed to present evidence upon request and
47   according to the manner in which the juvenile court or
48   court conducts the hearing.
49     Sec. ___.  Section 600.13, subsections 1, 2, 3, 5,
50   and 6, Code 1997, are amended to read as follows:

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 1     1.  At the conclusion of the adoption hearing, the
 2   juvenile court or court shall:
 3     a.  Issue a final adoption decree;
 4     b.  Issue an interlocutory adoption decree; or,
 5      c.  Dismiss the adoption petition if the
 6   requirements of this Act have not been met or if
 7   dismissal of the adoption petition is in the best
 8   interest of the person whose adoption has been
 9   petitioned.  Upon dismissal, the juvenile court or
10   court shall determine who is to be guardian or
11   custodian of a minor child, including the adoption
12   petitioner if it is in the best interest of the minor
13   person whose adoption has been petitioned.
14     2.  An interlocutory adoption decree automatically
15   becomes a final adoption decree at a date specified by
16   the juvenile court or court in the interlocutory
17   adoption decree, which date shall not be less than one
18   hundred eighty days nor more than three hundred sixty
19   days from the date the interlocutory decree is issued.
20   However, an interlocutory adoption decree may be
21   vacated prior to the date specified for it to become
22   final.  Also, the juvenile court or court may provide
23   in the interlocutory adoption decree for further
24   observation, investigation, and report of the
25   conditions of and the relationships between the
26   adoption petitioner and the person petitioned to be
27   adopted.
28     3.  If an interlocutory adoption decree is vacated
29   under subsection 2, it shall be void from the date of
30   issuance and the rights, duties, and liabilities of
31   all persons affected by it shall, unless they have
32   become vested, be governed accordingly.  Upon vacation
33   of an interlocutory adoption decree, the juvenile
34   court or court shall proceed under the provisions of
35   subsection 1, paragraph "c".
36     5.  An interlocutory or a final adoption decree
37   shall be entered with the clerk of the court.  Such
38   decree shall set forth any facts of the adoption
39   petition which have been proven to the satisfaction of

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