Text: HF00632 Text: HF00634 Text: HF00600 - HF00699 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 1 2 HOUSE FILE 633 1 3 1 4 AN ACT 1 5 RESTRICTING THE AWARDING OF CHILD VISITATION RIGHTS TO A 1 6 PARENT CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE OF THE 1 7 OTHER PARENT. 1 8 1 9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 10 1 11 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 598.41B VISITATION 1 12 RESTRICTIONS MURDER OF PARENT. 1 13 1. Notwithstanding section 598.41, the court shall not do 1 14 either of the following: 1 15 a. Enforce an existing order awarding visitation rights to 1 16 a child's parent, which was obtained prior to that parent's 1 17 conviction for first degree murder in the murder of the 1 18 child's other parent, unless such enforcement is in the best 1 19 interest of the child. 1 20 b. Award visitation rights to a child's parent who has 1 21 been convicted of murder in the first degree of the child's 1 22 other parent, unless the court finds that such visitation is 1 23 in the best interest of the child. 1 24 2. In determining whether visitation would be in the best 1 25 interest of the child pursuant to subsection 1, the court 1 26 shall consider all of the following: 1 27 a. The age and level of maturity of the child. 1 28 b. If the child is developmentally mature enough to 1 29 provide assent and whether the child does assent. 1 30 c. The recommendation of the child's custodian or legal 1 31 guardian. 1 32 d. The recommendation of a child counselor or mental 1 33 health professional following evaluation of the child. 1 34 e. The recommendation of a guardian ad litem for the child 1 35 if one has been appointed to represent the child in the 2 1 proceeding. 2 2 f. Any other information which the court deems to be 2 3 relevant. 2 4 3. Until such time as an order regarding visitation rights 2 5 under subsection 1 is entered, the child of a parent who has 2 6 been convicted of murder in the first degree of the child's 2 7 other parent shall not visit the parent who has been 2 8 convicted. 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 RON J. CORBETT 2 13 Speaker of the House 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 MARY E. KRAMER 2 18 President of the Senate 2 19 2 20 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 2 21 is known as House File 633, Seventy-eighth General Assembly. 2 22 2 23 2 24 2 25 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 2 26 Chief Clerk of the House 2 27 Approved , 1999 2 28 2 29 2 30 2 31 THOMAS J. VILSACK 2 32 Governor
Text: HF00632 Text: HF00634 Text: HF00600 - HF00699 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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