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Iowa Code 600A.3 - Exclusivity

Iowa Code > Title XV > Subtitle 1 > Chapter 600A > § 600A.3. Exclusivity

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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.