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1 1 Amend House File 172 as passed by the House, as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 31, the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 600.14A FINALITY OF
1 6 ADOPTION DECREE.
1 7 1. After the expiration of thirty days following
1 8 the entry of the final adoption decree, the final
1 9 adoption decree shall not be attacked by reason of any
1 10 jurisdictional or procedural defect, fraud, duress, or
1 11 misrepresentation, and any such defect shall be deemed
1 12 cured. This subsection shall not apply to section
1 13 600A.9, subsection 3.
1 14 2. If a final adoption decree is attacked on any
1 15 basis at any time, the paramount consideration of the
1 16 court shall be the best interest of the child, and the
1 17 court shall sustain the final adoption decree unless
1 18 the court is presented with clear and convincing
1 19 evidence that the adoption is not in the best interest
1 20 of the child."
1 21 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
1 22 HF 172S
1 23 pf/cc/26
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