1. a. A decree establishing a parent-child relationship by adoption which is issued pursuant to due process of law by a court of any other jurisdiction in the United States shall be recognized in this state.
b. A decree terminating a parent-child relationship which is issued pursuant to due process of law by a court of any other jurisdiction in the United States shall be recognized in this state.
c. A document approved by the immigration and naturalization service of the United States department of justice shall be accepted by the department of human services as evidence of termination of parental rights in a jurisdiction outside the United States and recognized in this state.
2. If an adoption has occurred in the minor person's country of origin, a further adoption must occur in the state where the adopting parents reside in accordance with the adoption laws of that state.
3. The department may provide necessary assistance to an eligible citizen of Iowa who desires to, in accordance with the immigration laws of the United States, make an international adoption. For any such assistance the department may charge a fee which does not exceed the reasonable cost of services rendered and which is based on a sliding scale relating to the investigated person's ability to pay.
4. Any rules of the department relating to placement of a minor child for adoption which are more restrictive than comparable rules of agencies making international placements and laws of the United States shall not be enforced by the department in an international adoption.
[C77, 79, 81, § 600.15]
87 Acts, ch 140, §1--;3
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