Iowa Code 232.36 – Contents of petition
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1. The petition and subsequent court documents shall be entitled as follows:
In the interests of ……………….., a child.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 232.36
- Child: means any person under the age of eighteen years. See Iowa Code 232.68
- Court: means the juvenile court established under section 602. See Iowa Code 232.2
- Custodian: means a stepparent or a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity to a child who has assumed responsibility for that child, a person who has accepted a release of custody pursuant to subchapter IV, or a person appointed by a court or juvenile court having jurisdiction over a child. See Iowa Code 232.2
- Delinquent act: means :a. See Iowa Code 232.2
- Parent: means a biological or adoptive mother or father of a child; or a father whose paternity has been established by operation of law due to the individual's marriage to the mother at the time of conception, birth, or at any time during the period between conception and birth of the child, by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or by administrative order when authorized by state law. See Iowa Code 232.2
- Petition: means a pleading the filing of which initiates formal judicial proceedings in the juvenile court. See Iowa Code 232.2
- Petitioner: includes each dependent person for whom support is sought in a proceeding instituted pursuant to this chapter or a mother or putative father of a dependent. See Iowa Code 252A.2
- relative: includes the parent of a sibling of the child if the sibling's parent's parental rights were not previously terminated in relation to the child. See Iowa Code 232.2
- state: means the general interest held by the people in the health, safety, welfare, and protection of all children living in this state. See Iowa Code 232.90
2. The petition shall be verified and any statements in the petition may be made upon information and belief.3. The petition shall set forth plainly:a. The name, age, and residence of the child who is the subject of the petition.b. The names and residences of any:(1) Living parent of the child.(2) Guardian of the child.(3) Legal custodian of the child.(4) Guardian ad litem.c. With reasonable particularity, the time, place and manner of the delinquent act alleged and the penal law allegedly violated by such act.4. If any of the facts required under subsection 3, paragraphs “a” and “b” are not known by the petitioner, the petition shall so state.5. The petition shall set forth plainly the nearest known relative of the child if no parent or guardian can be found.