Senate
File
2247
-
Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
2247
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
281)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
12,
2018
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
grandparent
and
great-grandparent
1
visitation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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2247
Section
1.
Section
600C.1,
Code
2018,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
If
a
party
objects
to
the
petition
3
filed
under
this
section,
the
court
shall
stay
the
proceedings
4
and
refer
the
parties
to
mediation.
If
an
agreement
is
reached
5
through
mediation,
the
parties
shall
file
the
signed
agreement
6
with
the
court
for
approval,
and
the
court
shall
dismiss
the
7
petition.
If
an
agreement
is
not
reached
through
mediation,
8
the
parties
shall
proceed
to
a
hearing
on
the
petition
unless
9
the
petition
is
otherwise
dismissed
or
withdrawn.
The
costs
of
10
mediation
provided
under
this
subsection
shall
be
borne
by
the
11
petitioner.
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