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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 598.19A, subsections 1 and 3, Code 1 2 2001, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. The court shall order the parties to any action which 1 4 involves the issues of child custody or visitation to 1 5 participate in a court-approved course to educate and 1 6 sensitize the parties to the needs of any child or party 1 7 during and subsequent to the proceeding within forty-five days 1 8 of the service of notice and petition for the action or within 1 9 forty-five days of the service of notice and application for 1 10 modification of an order. Participation in the course may be 1 11 waived or delayed by the court for good cause including, but 1 12 not limited to, a default by any of the parties or a showing 1 13 that the parties have previously participated in a court- 1 14 approved course or its equivalent. Participation in the 1 15 course is not required if the proceeding involves termination 1 16 of parental rights of any of the parties. A final decree 1 17 shall not be granted or a final order shall not be entered 1 18 until the parties have complied with this section, unless 1 19 participation in the course is waived or delayed for good 1 20 cause or is otherwise not required under this subsection. 1 21 3. Each party shall submit certification of completion of 1 22 the course to the court prior to the granting of a final 1 23 decree or the entry of an order, unless participation in the 1 24 course is waived or delayed for good cause or is otherwise not 1 25 required under subsection 1. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill provides that with regard to the course that is 1 28 required to be completed by parties to an action which 1 29 involves issues of child custody or visitation, if 1 30 participation in the course is waived or extended for good 1 31 cause or is otherwise not required, the court may grant a 1 32 final dissolution of marriage decree or enter a final custody 1 33 order even though the parties have not completed the course. 1 34 The bill also provides that the parties are exempt from 1 35 providing a certificate of completion of such a course if 2 1 participation in the course is waived or extended for good 2 2 cause or is otherwise not required, thereby allowing for the 2 3 granting of a final decree or the entering of a final order 2 4 notwithstanding participation in the course. 2 5 LSB 1424HC 79 2 6 pf/pj/5
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