Iowa Code 600.6 – Attachments to an adoption petition
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 600.6
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
600.6 Attachments to an adoption petition.
An adoption petition shall have attached to it the following:
1. A certified copy of the birth certificate showing parentage of the person to be adopted or, if such certificate is not available, a verified birth record. The department of health and human services shall provide a certified copy of a birth certificate or a verified birth record, as applicable, to the person adopting a child when the department of health and human services is the guardian of the child.
2. A copy of any order terminating parental rights with respect to the person to be adopted.
3. If parental rights were terminated pursuant to chapter 232, a copy of any court orders concerning whether ongoing contact between siblings not placed with the person to be adopted is in the best interest of each sibling.
4. Any written consent and verified statement required under § 600.7, except the consent required under subsection 1, paragraph “”d””, of that section.
5. Any preplacement investigation report that has been prepared at the time of filing pursuant to § 600.8.
6. In the case of a standby adoption as defined in § 600.14A, a form completed by the terminally ill parent consenting to termination of parental rights and adoption of the child by a person or persons specified in the consent form, effective at a future date when the terminally ill parent of the child has died or requests that a final adoption decree be issued.
[R60, §2601; C73, §2308; C97, §3251; C24, §10497; C27, 31, 35, §10501-b3; C39, §10501.3;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §600.3; C77, 79, 81, §600.6]
89 Acts, ch 140, §1; 99 Acts, ch 43, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 57, §3; 2022 Acts, ch 1096, §7; 2023
Acts, ch 134, §2
Referred to in §600.14A
Subsection 1 amended
An adoption petition shall have attached to it the following:
1. A certified copy of the birth certificate showing parentage of the person to be adopted or, if such certificate is not available, a verified birth record. The department of health and human services shall provide a certified copy of a birth certificate or a verified birth record, as applicable, to the person adopting a child when the department of health and human services is the guardian of the child.
2. A copy of any order terminating parental rights with respect to the person to be adopted.
3. If parental rights were terminated pursuant to chapter 232, a copy of any court orders concerning whether ongoing contact between siblings not placed with the person to be adopted is in the best interest of each sibling.
4. Any written consent and verified statement required under § 600.7, except the consent required under subsection 1, paragraph “”d””, of that section.
5. Any preplacement investigation report that has been prepared at the time of filing pursuant to § 600.8.
6. In the case of a standby adoption as defined in § 600.14A, a form completed by the terminally ill parent consenting to termination of parental rights and adoption of the child by a person or persons specified in the consent form, effective at a future date when the terminally ill parent of the child has died or requests that a final adoption decree be issued.
[R60, §2601; C73, §2308; C97, §3251; C24, §10497; C27, 31, 35, §10501-b3; C39, §10501.3;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §600.3; C77, 79, 81, §600.6]
89 Acts, ch 140, §1; 99 Acts, ch 43, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 57, §3; 2022 Acts, ch 1096, §7; 2023
Acts, ch 134, §2
Referred to in §600.14A
Subsection 1 amended