Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

1. The court may appoint a guardian for a minor if both parents are deceased. 2. In appointing a guardian for a minor whose parents are deceased, the court shall give preference to a person, if qualified and suitable, nominated as guardian for a minor by a will that was executed …

1. The court may appoint a guardian for a minor if the court finds all of the following: a. The parent or parents having legal custody of the minor understand the nature of the guardianship and knowingly and voluntarily consent to the guardianship. b. The minor is in need of a gu…

1. The court may appoint a guardian for a minor without the consent of the parent or parents having legal custody of the minor if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence all of the following: a. There is a person serving as a de facto guardian of the minor. b. There has …

1. Proceedings for guardianship pursuant to this chapter may be initiated by the filing of a petition by any person with an interest in the welfare of the minor. 2. The petition shall list, to the extent known, all of the following: a. The name, age, and address of the minor who …

1. The filing of a petition shall be served upon the minor who is the subject of the petition in the manner of an original notice in accordance with the rules of civil procedure governing such notice. Notice to the attorney representing the minor, if any, is notice to the minor. …

1. Upon the filing of a petition for appointment of a guardian pursuant to section 232D.301 , the court shall appoint an attorney for the minor, if the court determines that the interests of the minor are or may be inadequately represented. 2. An attorney representing the minor s…

Upon the filing of a petition for appointment of a guardian, the court shall appoint an attorney for the parent identified in the petition if all of the following are true: 1. The parent objects to the appointment of a guardian for the minor. 2. The parent requests appointment of…

1. The court may appoint a court visitor for the minor in a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian for a minor. 2. The same person shall not serve both as the attorney representing the minor and as court visitor. 3. Unless otherwise enlarged or circumscribed by the court, t…

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 …

1. The court shall request criminal record checks and checks of the child abuse, dependent adult abuse, and sex offender registries in this state for all proposed guardians other than financial institutions with Iowa trust powers unless a proposed guardian has undergone the requi…

1. The court shall appoint as guardian a qualified and suitable person who is willing to serve subject to the preferences as to the appointment of a guardian set forth in subsections 2 and 3 . 2. In appointing a guardian for a minor, the court shall give preference to a person, i…

1. A person authorized to file a petition under section 232D.301 may file a petition for the emergency appointment of a temporary guardian for the minor. 2. The petition shall state all of the following: a. The name and address of the minor and the birthdate of the minor. b. The …

1. An adult person having physical and legal custody of a minor may execute a verified petition for the appointment of a guardian of the minor upon the express condition that the petition shall be acted upon by the court only upon the occurrence of an event specified or the exist…

Notwithstanding section 232D.103 , any adult with an interest in the welfare of a minor who is at least seventeen years and six months of age may file a verified petition pursuant to section 633.556 to initiate a proceeding to appoint a guardian of the minor to take effect on the…

1. The order by the court appointing a guardian for a minor shall state the basis for the order. 2. The order by the court appointing a guardian for a minor shall state whether the guardianship is a limited guardianship. 3. An order by the court appointing a guardian for a minor …

1. A guardian is a fiduciary and shall act in the best interest of the minor and exercise reasonable care, diligence, and prudence in performing guardianship duties and responsibilities. The fiduciary duties of a guardian for an adult set forth in chapter 633 are applicable to a …

The court shall issue letters of appointment to a guardian upon the guardian’s acceptance of appointment and the guardian’s subscription of an oath, or certification under penalties of perjury, that the guardian will faithfully discharge the duties imposed by law, according to th…

1. A guardian appointed by the court under this chapter shall file the following reports which shall not be waived by the court: a. A verified initial care plan filed within sixty days of appointment. The information in the initial care plan shall include but not be limited to th…

1. On June 1 and December 1 of each year, the clerk shall notify the fiduciary and the fiduciary’s attorney of any delinquent plans or reports due by law in any pending minor guardianship, and that unless such delinquent plan or report is filed within sixty days thereafter, the m…

1. The court may remove a guardian for a minor for failure to perform guardianship duties or for other good cause shown. 2. The court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether a guardian should be removed on the filing of a petition by a minor under guardianship who is fourtee…

1. A guardianship shall terminate on the minor’s death, adoption, emancipation, or attainment of majority. 2. The court shall terminate a guardianship established pursuant to section 232D.203 if the court finds that the basis for the guardianship set forth in section 232D.203 is …

1. A guardian is not required to use the guardian’s personal funds for the minor’s expenses. If a conservator has been appointed for the estate of the minor, the guardian may request and the conservator may approve and pay for the requested reimbursement without prior court appro…

1. Except as otherwise provided by law, the court shall inquire into the ability of the minor or the minor’s parent to pay expenses incurred pursuant to the guardianship proceedings established under this chapter . After giving the minor and the parent a reasonable opportunity to…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board of educational examiners” means the board created in section 256.146 . 2. “Department” means the department of health and human services. 3. “Investigation” means the process by which the department respon…

1. The department shall administer this chapter to provide for the investigation of reports of alleged student abuse by school employees as specified in this chapter . 2. a. If, during the child abuse intake process under chapter 232, subchapter III, part 2 , the department recei…

1. This chapter may be cited as the “Newborn Safe Haven Act” . 2. For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Adoption service provider” means a state-licensed private agency which is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal R…

An adoption service provider shall require and verify that all employees of the adoption service provider responding to the relinquishment of physical custody of a newborn infant in accordance with section 233.2 are trained and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitat…

1. a. A parent of a newborn infant may voluntarily release custody of the newborn infant as follows: (1) By relinquishing physical custody of the newborn infant, without expressing an intent to again assume physical custody, at an institutional health facility or a fire station, …

Any person authorized by the parent to assist with release of custody in accordance with section 233.2 by relinquishing physical custody of the newborn infant or to otherwise act on the parent’s behalf is immune from criminal prosecution for abandonment or neglect of the newborn …

Either parent of a newborn infant whose custody was released in accordance with section 233.2 may intervene in the child in need of assistance or termination of parental rights proceedings held regarding the newborn infant and request that the juvenile court grant custody of the …

1. a. In addition to any other privacy protection established in law, a record that is developed, acquired, or held in connection with an individual’s good faith effort to voluntarily release a newborn infant in accordance with this chapter and any identifying information concern…

The department and the department of justice shall develop and distribute the following: 1. An information card or other publication for distribution by an institutional health facility, an emergency medical care provider location, a fire station, an adoption service provider, or…

1. Effective January 1, 1992, a diagnosis and evaluation center and other units are established at the state training school to provide court-committed male juvenile delinquents a program which focuses upon appropriate developmental skills, treatment, placements, and rehabilitati…

It shall be unlawful for any parent or other person not a party to the placing of a child in foster care to interfere in any manner or assume or exercise any control over the child or the child’s earnings. The child’s earnings shall be used, held, or otherwise applied for the exc…

In case legal proceedings are necessary to enforce any right conferred on any child by sections 233A.7 through 233A.10 , the county attorney of the county in which such proceedings should be instituted shall, on the request of the superintendent, subject to the approval of the di…

The director may at any time after one year’s service order the discharge or parole of any inmate as a reward for good conduct, and may, in exceptional cases, discharge or parole inmates without regard to the length of their service or conduct, when satisfied that the reasons for…

The discharge of an inmate as reformed or having arrived at eighteen years of age, shall be a complete release from all penalties incurred by the conviction for the offense upon which the child was committed to the school. [C73, §1661; C97, §2711; S13, §2711; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39,…

The director may transfer minor wards of the state to the state training school from any institution under the director’s control, but a person shall not be transferred who has a mental illness or an intellectual disability. Any child in the state training school who has a mental…

1. The director may assign children from the state training school deemed trustworthy, to perform services for the department of natural resources within the state parks, state game and forest areas, and other lands under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. T…

If a child receives unearned income, the department shall reserve a portion of the unearned income for the use of the child as a personal allowance and apply the remaining portion to the cost of the child’s custody, care, and maintenance provided pursuant to this chapter . 89 Act…

The superintendent has charge and custody of the juveniles committed to the state training school. The superintendent shall administer the state training school and direct the staff in order to provide a positive living experience designed to prepare the juveniles for a productiv…

The salary of the superintendent of the state training school shall be determined by the director. [S13, §2727-3a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3687; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §242.3 ; 82 Acts, ch 1260, §26 ] C93, §233A.3 2023 Acts, ch 19, §658

The state training school shall provide a positive living experience for older juveniles who require secure custody and who live at the state training school for an extended period of time. The education and training programs provided to the juveniles shall reflect the age level …

The procedure for the commitment of children to the state training school, except as otherwise provided, shall be the same as provided in chapter 232 . [C73, §1653 – 1659; C97, §2708, 2709; S13, §2708, 2709; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3689; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79…

Members of the executive council, the attorney general, the lieutenant governor, members of the general assembly, judges of the supreme and district court and court of appeals, magistrates, county attorneys, and persons ordained or designated as regular leaders of a religious com…

All children committed to and received in the state training school may be placed by the department under foster care arrangements, with any persons or in families of good standing and character where the children will be properly cared for and educated. The cost of foster care p…