House File 2293 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  SCHICKEL


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to adoption and termination of jurisdiction of a
  2    court involving prior child support and custody proceedings.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6232YH 81
  5 pf/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  600B.31A  TERMINATION OF
  1  2 JURISDICTION OF COURT ISSUING ORIGINAL ORDER.
  1  3    If a proceeding is initiated in a court for an adoption
  1  4 involving the children of parents whose paternity, obligation
  1  5 for support, or custody determination has been determined
  1  6 under this chapter or for modification of a child support or
  1  7 custody order granted under this chapter, the following
  1  8 requirements shall be met if the proceedings are initiated in
  1  9 a court other than the court which issued the original order:
  1 10    1.  The party initiating the proceedings shall present to
  1 11 the court the names and addresses of the parties to the
  1 12 original proceeding, if known, as well as the name and place
  1 13 of the court which issued the original order and the date of
  1 14 the original order.
  1 15    2.  The court in which the proceedings are initiated shall
  1 16 cause notice of the proceedings to be served upon all the
  1 17 parties to the original order unless the parties are deceased.
  1 18    The court in which the proceedings are initiated or any
  1 19 party to the proceedings may also request that a copy of the
  1 20 transcript of the proceedings of the court which issued the
  1 21 original order be made available for consideration in the new
  1 22 proceedings.
  1 23                           EXPLANATION
  1 24    This bill provides requirements for certain actions under
  1 25 the paternity and obligation for support chapter, Code chapter
  1 26 600B, that are initiated in a court other than the court which
  1 27 issued the original order for paternity, child support, or
  1 28 child custody.  In a proceeding for adoption involving the
  1 29 children of parents whose paternity, obligation for support,
  1 30 or custody determination was determined under Code chapter
  1 31 600B or for modification of a child support or custody order
  1 32 granted under Code chapter 600B, the party initiating the
  1 33 proceedings is required to present to the court the names and
  1 34 addresses of the parties to the original proceeding, if known,
  1 35 as well as the name and place of the court which issued the
  2  1 original order and the date of the original order.
  2  2 Additionally, the court in which the proceedings are initiated
  2  3 is required to cause notice of the proceedings to be served
  2  4 upon the parties to the original order unless the parties are
  2  5 deceased.  The court in which the proceedings are initiated or
  2  6 any party to the proceedings may also request that a copy of
  2  7 the transcript of the proceedings of the court which issued
  2  8 the original order be made available for consideration in the
  2  9 new proceedings.
  2 10 LSB 6232YH 81
  2 11 pf:nh/gg/14