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Senate File 275 - EnrolledAn Actrelating to termination of parental rights proceedings
based upon safety or security concerns.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 600A.5, Code 2017, is amended to read as
follows:
600A.5 Petition for termination — venue — safety or
security concerns.
1. The following persons may petition a juvenile court for
termination of parental rights under this chapter if the child
of the parent-child relationship is born or expected to be born
within one hundred eighty days of the date of petition filing:
a. A parent or prospective parent of the parent-child
relationship.
b. A custodian or guardian of the child.
2. A petition for termination of parental rights shall be
filed, and venue shall lie, with the juvenile court in the
county in which the guardian or custodian of the child resides
or the child, the biological mother, or the pregnant woman is
domiciled. If a juvenile court has made an order pertaining
to a minor child under chapter 232, division III, and that
order is still in force, the termination proceedings shall be
conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 232, division
IV.
3. A petition for termination of parental rights shall
include the following:
a. The legal name, age and domicile, if any, of the child.
b. The names, residences, and domicile of any:
(1) Living parents of the child.
(2) Guardian of the child.
(3) Custodian of the child.
(4) Guardian ad litem of the child.
(5) Petitioner.
(6) Person standing in the place of the parents of the
child.
c. A plain statement of the facts and grounds in section
600A.8 which indicate that the parent-child relationship should
be terminated.
d. A plain statement explaining why the petitioner does not
-1-know any of the information required under paragraphs “a” and
“b” of this subsection.
e. The signature and verification of the petitioner.
4. If the petitioner alleges and affirms in the verified
petition that the petitioner has a legitimate concern for the
safety or security of the child or petitioner, all of the
following shall apply:
a. Notwithstanding subsection 2, the petitioner may file
the petition in a county within the same judicial district but
other than those counties specified, and venue shall be in the
county in which the petition is filed.
b. The court shall keep confidential the residence and
domicile of the child and the petitioner disclosed in the
petition.
______________________________
JACK WHITVERPresident of the Senate______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 275, Eighty-seventh General Assembly.______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2017______________________________
TERRY E. BRANSTADGovernorpf/nh
based upon safety or security concerns.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 600A.5, Code 2017, is amended to read as
follows:
600A.5 Petition for termination — venue — safety or
security concerns.
1. The following persons may petition a juvenile court for
termination of parental rights under this chapter if the child
of the parent-child relationship is born or expected to be born
within one hundred eighty days of the date of petition filing:
a. A parent or prospective parent of the parent-child
relationship.
b. A custodian or guardian of the child.
2. A petition for termination of parental rights shall be
filed, and venue shall lie, with the juvenile court in the
county in which the guardian or custodian of the child resides
or the child, the biological mother, or the pregnant woman is
domiciled. If a juvenile court has made an order pertaining
to a minor child under chapter 232, division III, and that
order is still in force, the termination proceedings shall be
conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 232, division
IV.
3. A petition for termination of parental rights shall
include the following:
a. The legal name, age and domicile, if any, of the child.
b. The names, residences, and domicile of any:
(1) Living parents of the child.
(2) Guardian of the child.
(3) Custodian of the child.
(4) Guardian ad litem of the child.
(5) Petitioner.
(6) Person standing in the place of the parents of the
child.
c. A plain statement of the facts and grounds in section
600A.8 which indicate that the parent-child relationship should
be terminated.
d. A plain statement explaining why the petitioner does not
-1-know any of the information required under paragraphs “a” and
“b” of this subsection.
e. The signature and verification of the petitioner.
4. If the petitioner alleges and affirms in the verified
petition that the petitioner has a legitimate concern for the
safety or security of the child or petitioner, all of the
following shall apply:
a. Notwithstanding subsection 2, the petitioner may file
the petition in a county within the same judicial district but
other than those counties specified, and venue shall be in the
county in which the petition is filed.
b. The court shall keep confidential the residence and
domicile of the child and the petitioner disclosed in the
petition.
______________________________
JACK WHITVERPresident of the Senate______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 275, Eighty-seventh General Assembly.______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2017______________________________
TERRY E. BRANSTADGovernorpf/nh