1. The court shall fix the time and place of hearing on the petition and shall prescribe a time not less than twenty days after the date the notice is served unless the court finds there is good cause shown to shorten the time period. The court shall also prescribe the manner of service of the notice of such hearing.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 232D.306

  • Court: shall mean and include any court upon which jurisdiction has been conferred to determine the liability of persons for the support of dependents. See Iowa Code 252A.2
 2. The minor who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to section 232D.301 shall be entitled to attend the hearing on the petition if the minor is of an age appropriate to attend the hearing. A presumption shall exist that a minor fourteen years of age or older is of an age appropriate to attend the hearing.
 3. The court shall not exclude a minor entitled to attend the hearing under subsection 2 unless the court finds that there is good cause shown for excluding the minor from attendance.
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