Iowa Code 600A.3 – Exclusivity
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 600A.3
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
600A.3 Exclusivity.
1. 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.
2. 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 1997, 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.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, §232.40; C77, 79, 81, §600A.3]
2003 Acts, ch 153, §17; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §126; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
1. 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.
2. 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 1997, 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.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, §232.40; C77, 79, 81, §600A.3]
2003 Acts, ch 153, §17; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §126; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127