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St. Fam. Mediators § 600A.3
Iowa
Code
Title
XV. Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures
Subtitle
1. Domestic Relations
Chapter
600A. Termination of Parental Rights
600A.3. Exclusivity
Termination
of parental rights shall be accomplished only according to the provisions
of this chapter. However, termination of parental rights between an adult
child and the child's parents may be accomplished by a decree of adoption
establishing a new parent-child relationship.
If a proceeding held under
this chapter involves an Indian child as defined in section 232B.3 and
the proceeding is subject to the Iowa Indian child welfare Act under chapter
232B, the proceeding and other actions taken in connection with the proceeding
or this chapter shall comply with chapter 232B. In any proceeding held
or action taken under this chapter involving an Indian child, the applicable
requirements of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act
of 1999, Pub. L. No. 105-89, shall be applied to the proceeding or action
in a manner that complies with chapter 232B and the federal Indian Child
Welfare Act, Pub. L. No. 95-608.
CREDIT(S)
Added by Acts 1976 (66
G.A.) ch. 1229, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003 (80
G.A.) ch. 153, § 17.
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