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House Journal: Page 1339: Tuesday, April 7, 1998

 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 2, by inserting after line 20, the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  600.14A  VALIDITY OF
 6   ADOPTION DECREES.
 7     1.  Subject to the disposition of any appeal
 8   pursuant to section 600.14 and notwithstanding any
 9   longer period otherwise available, upon the expiration
10   of three months from the date of the entry of a final
11   adoption decree, any irregularities in the proceedings
12   are deemed cured, and the validity of the decree shall
13   not be subject to attack either through direct or
14   collateral proceedings on any grounds including but
15   not limited to a procedural or jurisdictional defect,
16   failure to give any required notice, fraud, duress,
17   misrepresentation, or any of the grounds for vacating
18   or modifying a judgment under the Iowa rules of civil
19   procedure.
20     2.  If the validity of a final adoption decree is
21   attacked, the paramount consideration of the court
22   shall be the best interest of the person who is the
23   subject of the proceeding."
24     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-8950 was adopted.
Lamberti of Polk offered the following amendment H-8854 filed by
him and moved its adoption:

H-8854

 1     Amend Senate File 2387, as passed by the Senate, as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 3, by striking lines 5 through 21 and
 4   inserting the following:  "acceptance or refusal of
 5   the counseling.  If accepted,".
Amendment H-8854 was adopted.
Lamberti of Polk moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was
read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2387)

The ayes were, 97:

Arnold 	Barry 	Bell 	Bernau 
Blodgett 	Boddicker 	Boggess 	Bradley 
Brand	Brauns 	Brunkhorst 	Bukta 
Burnett 	Carroll 	Cataldo 	Chapman 
Chiodo 	Churchill 	Cohoon 	Connors 
Corbett, Spkr.	Cormack	Dix 	Doderer 

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