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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 232.1, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 51A. "Sibling" means an individual who is 1 4 related to the person in question as a sister or brother by 1 5 means of blood relationship, marriage, or adoption. 1 6 Sec. 2. Section 232.52, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 7 the following new subsection: 1 8 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. If the court orders the transfer of 1 9 custody of the child to the department of human services or to 1 10 another agency for placement in foster care, unless the court 1 11 finds that substantial evidence exists to believe that 1 12 reasonable visitation or supervised visitation would not be in 1 13 the best interest of the child placed in foster care, the 1 14 order shall also allow any sibling of the child reasonable 1 15 visitation or supervised visitation with the child. 1 16 Sec. 3. Section 232.95, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 17 the following new subsection: 1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. If after the hearing the court orders 1 19 the child placed in foster care, unless the court finds that 1 20 substantial evidence exists to believe that reasonable 1 21 visitation or supervised visitation would not be in the best 1 22 interest of the child placed in foster care, the order shall 1 23 also allow any sibling of the child reasonable visitation or 1 24 supervised visitation with the child. 1 25 Sec. 4. Section 232.102, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 26 the following new subsection: 1 27 NEW SUBSECTION. 1B. After a dispositional hearing, if the 1 28 court enters an order placing the child in foster care, unless 1 29 the court finds that substantial evidence exists to believe 1 30 that reasonable visitation or supervised visitation would not 1 31 be in the best interest of the child placed in foster care, 1 32 the order shall also allow any sibling of the child reasonable 1 33 visitation or supervised visitation with the child. 1 34 Sec. 5. Section 232.104, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 35 the following new subsection: 2 1 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. If after the permanency hearing the 2 2 court orders the child placed in foster care, unless the court 2 3 finds that substantial evidence exists to believe that 2 4 reasonable visitation or supervised visitation would not be in 2 5 the best interest of the child placed in foster care, the 2 6 order shall also allow any sibling of the child reasonable 2 7 visitation or supervised visitation with the child. 2 8 Sec. 6. Section 232.117, Code 2001, is amended by adding 2 9 the following new subsection: 2 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 3B. If after a hearing the court enters 2 11 an order placing the child in foster care, unless the court 2 12 finds that substantial evidence exists to believe that 2 13 reasonable visitation or supervised visitation would not be in 2 14 the best interest of the child placed in foster care, the 2 15 order shall also allow any sibling of the child reasonable 2 16 visitation or supervised visitation with the child. 2 17 Sec. 7. Section 232.127, Code 2001, is amended by adding 2 18 the following new subsection: 2 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. If the court orders the child placed 2 20 in foster care, unless the court finds that substantial 2 21 evidence exists to believe that reasonable visitation or 2 22 supervised visitation would not be in the best interest of the 2 23 child placed in foster care, the order shall also allow any 2 24 sibling of the child reasonable visitation or supervised 2 25 visitation with the child. 2 26 Sec. 8. Section 232.182, Code 2001, is amended by adding 2 27 the following new subsection: 2 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 5B. If the court enters an order placing 2 29 the child in voluntary foster care, unless the court finds 2 30 that substantial evidence exists to believe that reasonable 2 31 visitation or supervised visitation would not be in the best 2 32 interest of the child placed in foster care, the order shall 2 33 also allow any sibling of the child reasonable visitation or 2 34 supervised visitation with the child. 2 35 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 600A.9A SIBLING VISTATION. 3 1 If the court orders a petition for termination of parental 3 2 rights granted pursuant to section 600A.9, subsection 1, 3 3 paragraph "b", and also enters an order protecting the child 3 4 in foster care, unless the court finds that substantial 3 5 evidence exists to believe that reasonable visitation or 3 6 supervised visitation would not be in the best interest of the 3 7 child placed in foster care, the order shall also allow any 3 8 sibling of the child reasonable visitation or supervised 3 9 visitation with the child. For the purpose of this section, 3 10 "sibling" means an individual who is related to the person in 3 11 question as a sister or brother by means of blood 3 12 relationship, marriage, or adoption. 3 13 EXPLANATION 3 14 This bill requires that if a child is placed in foster care 3 15 following a juvenile delinquency proceeding, a child in need 3 16 of assistance proceeding, a termination of parental rights 3 17 proceeding, a family in need of assistance proceeding, or a 3 18 voluntary foster care placement proceeding, the order of the 3 19 court placing the child shall, unless the court finds based 3 20 upon substantial evidence that it is not in the best interest 3 21 of the child placed, allow any sibling of the child reasonable 3 22 visitation or supervised visitation with the child. The bill 3 23 defines "sibling" for the purposes of the bill. 3 24 LSB 1738HH 79 3 25 pf/pj/5
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