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