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20 b. A statement informing the child's parent that
21 the consequences of a permanent removal may include
22 termination of the parent's rights with respect to the
23 child.
24 Sec. ___. Section 232.95, subsection 1, Code 1999,
25 is amended to read as follows:
26 1. At any time after the petition is filed any
27 person who may file a petition under section 232.87
28 may apply for, or the court on its own motion may
29 order, a hearing to determine whether the child should
30 be temporarily removed from home. Where If the child
31 is in the custody of a person other than the child's
32 parent, guardian, or custodian as the result of action
33 taken pursuant to section 232.78 or 232.79, the court
34 shall hold a hearing within ten days of the date of
35 temporary removal to determine whether the temporary
36 removal should be continued.
37 Sec. ___. Section 232.96, subsection 10, Code
38 1999, is amended to read as follows:
39 10. If the court enters an order adjudicating the
40 child to be a child in need of assistance, the court,
41 if it has not previously done so, may issue an order
42 authorizing temporary removal of the child from the
43 child's home as set forth in section 232.95,
44 subsection 2, paragraph "a", pending a final order of
45 disposition. The order shall include a both of the
46 following:
47 a. A statement that the temporary removal is the
48 result of a determination that the child remaining in
49 the child's home would be contrary to the welfare of
50 the child, and that reasonable efforts have been made
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1 to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the
2 child from the child's home.
3 b. A statement informing the child's parent that
4 the consequences of a permanent removal may include
5 termination of the parent's rights with respect to the
6 child.
7 Sec. ___. Section 232.102, subsection 10,
8 paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1999, is
9 amended to read as follows:
10 As used in this section, "reasonable efforts" means
11 the efforts made to preserve and unify a family prior
12 to the out-of-home placement of a child in foster care
13 or to eliminate the need for removal of the child or
14 make it possible for the child to safely return to the
15 family's home. If returning the child to the family's
16 home is not appropriate or not possible, reasonable
17 efforts shall include the efforts made in a timely
18 manner to finalize a permanency plan for the child. A
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