Bill Text: IA SF2060 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in an adoption proceeding. (Formerly SSB 3010.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-23 - Withdrawn. S.J. 583. [SF2060 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SF2060-Introduced.html

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Senate File 2060 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                     3010)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in an
  2    adoption proceeding.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 600.5, Code 2016, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  Whether or not a guardian ad litem
  1  4 should be appointed for a minor child to be adopted, and if
  1  5 not, the reasons therefor.
  1  6    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  600.6A  Court determination of
  1  7 appointment of guardian ad litem prior to setting adoption
  1  8 hearing.
  1  9    Prior to ordering a hearing on the adoption petition, the
  1 10 court shall make a determination of the need for a guardian ad
  1 11 litem for a minor child to be adopted and shall, in writing,
  1 12 either appoint or waive the appointment of a guardian ad litem
  1 13 for purposes of the adoption proceeding in the order setting
  1 14 the adoption hearing.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 17 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 18    This bill relates to the appointment of a guardian ad litem
  1 19 (GAL) for a minor person in an adoption proceeding.  Under the
  1 20 bill, an adoption petition is to state whether a GAL should
  1 21 be appointed for a minor child to be adopted, and if not, the
  1 22 reasons why a GAL should not be appointed.  The bill also
  1 23 requires that, prior to ordering a hearing on the adoption
  1 24 petition, the court shall make a determination of the need for
  1 25 a GAL for a minor child to be adopted and shall, in writing,
  1 26 either appoint or waive the appointment of a GAL for purposes
  1 27 of the adoption proceeding in the order setting the adoption
  1 28 hearing.
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