1. Any hearings or proceedings under this division subsequent to the filing of a petition shall not take place without the presence of the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or guardian ad litem in accordance with and subject to section 232.38. A parent without custody may petition the court to be made a party to proceedings under this division.
2. An agency, facility, institution, or person, including a foster parent or an individual providing preadoptive care, may petition the court to be made a party to proceedings under this division.
[SS15, § 254-a16; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3631; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 232.15; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 232.11; C79, 81, § 232.91]
84 Acts, ch 1279, § 11; 95 Acts, ch 182, § 4; 97 Acts, ch 164, § 3
Referred to in § 600A.7
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