House
Study
Bill
242
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
responsibilities
of
a
guardian
ad
litem
1
for
a
minor
child.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.2,
subsection
22,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(3),
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
(1)
Conducting
in-person
interviews
at
least
once
a
month
4
with
the
child,
if
the
child’s
age
is
appropriate
for
the
5
interview,
and
interviewing
each
parent,
guardian,
or
other
6
person
having
custody
of
the
child,
if
authorized
by
counsel.
7
(3)
Visiting
,
at
least
once
a
month,
the
home,
residence,
8
or
both
home
and
residence
of
the
child
and
any
prospective
9
home
or
residence
of
the
child,
including
each
time
placement
10
is
changed.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
598.12,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
12
subparagraphs
(1),
(2),
and
(3),
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
13
as
follows:
14
(1)
Conducting
,
at
least
once
a
month,
an
initial
in-person
15
interview
with
the
child,
if
the
child’s
age
is
appropriate
for
16
the
interview,
and
interviewing
each
parent,
guardian,
or
other
17
person
having
custody
of
the
child.
18
(2)
Maintaining
regular
contact
at
least
once
a
month
with
19
the
child.
20
(3)
Visiting
,
at
least
once
a
month,
the
home,
residence,
or
21
both
home
and
residence
of
the
child
and
any
prospective
home
22
or
residence
of
the
child.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
responsibilities
of
guardian
ad
27
litems
for
children.
28
Code
sections
232.2
and
598.12
provide
duties
for
guardian
29
ad
litems
for
children
in
juvenile
delinquency,
child
in
need
30
of
assistance,
and
dissolution
of
marriage
proceedings.
The
31
bill
amends
current
law
to
specify
a
guardian
ad
litem
is
32
required
to,
at
least
once
a
month,
do
all
of
the
following:
33
conduct
an
initial
in-person
interview
with
the
child,
if
the
34
child’s
age
is
appropriate
for
the
interview,
and
interview
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each
parent,
guardian,
or
other
person
having
custody
of
the
1
child;
maintain
regular
contact
with
the
child;
and
visit
the
2
home,
residence,
or
both
the
home
and
residence
of
the
child
3
and
any
prospective
home
or
residence
of
the
child.
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