Section 712A.19a – Permanency Planning Hearing; Conditions; Time Limitation; Reunion of Child and Family Not Required; Purpose; Obtaining Child’s Views Regarding Permanency Plan; Consideration of Out-of-State Placement; Notice; Statement; Return of Child to Parent; Noncompliance With Case Service Plan; Other Conditions as Evidence; Termination of Parental Rights to Child; Exceptions; Alternative Placement Plans; Powers and Appointment of Guardian; Information Considered as Evidence; Revocation or Termination of Guardianship.
712A.19a Permanency planning hearing; conditions; time limitation; reunion of child and family not required; purpose; obtaining child’s views regarding permanency plan; consideration of out-of-state placement; notice; statement; return of child to parent; noncompliance with case service plan; other conditions as evidence; termination of parental rights to child; exceptions; alternative placement plans; powers and appointment of […]
Section 712A.19b – Termination of Parental Rights to Child; Petition; Hearing; Record; Findings; Opinion or Order; Notice of Hearing; Suspension of Parenting Time; Grounds for Termination; “Concerned Person” Defined.
712A.19b Termination of parental rights to child; petition; hearing; record; findings; opinion or order; notice of hearing; suspension of parenting time; grounds for termination; “concerned person” defined. Sec. 19b. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), if a child remains in foster care in the temporary custody of the court following a review hearing under […]
Section 712A.19c – Review Hearing of Child’s Placement After Termination of Parental Rights; Appointment of Guardian; Applicability of Section.
712A.19c Review hearing of child’s placement after termination of parental rights; appointment of guardian; applicability of section. Sec. 19c. (1) Except as provided in section 19(4) of this chapter and subject to subsection (14), if a child remains in placement following the termination of parental rights to the child, the court shall conduct a review […]
Section 712A.20 – Temporary or Permanent Custody.
712A.20 Temporary or permanent custody. Sec. 20. The court in all cases involving custody shall state in the order for disposition or any supplemental order of disposition whether the child is placed in the temporary or permanent custody of the court. If the child is placed in the temporary custody of the court, no supplemental […]
Section 712A.21 – Petition for Rehearing; Affirming, Modifying, or Setting Aside Order; Conduct of Rehearing; Order for Supplemental Disposition; Applicability of Section to Criminal Proceeding; “Interested Person” Construed.
712A.21 Petition for rehearing; affirming, modifying, or setting aside order; conduct of rehearing; order for supplemental disposition; applicability of section to criminal proceeding; “interested person” construed. Sec. 21. (1) At any time while the juvenile is under the jurisdiction of the court, an interested person may file a petition in writing and under oath for […]
Section 712A.22 – Annual Report.
712A.22 Annual report. Sec. 22. The state court administrative office shall publish an annual report evaluating the court regarding its duty under this act to engage in obtaining permanency for children. The report shall include at least information and statistics detailing the court’s adherence to each time period prescribed by this act or court rule […]
Section 712A.23 – Use of Evidence Against Juvenile.
712A.23 Use of evidence against juvenile. Sec. 23. Evidence regarding the disposition of a juvenile under this chapter and evidence obtained in a dispositional proceeding under this chapter shall not be used against that juvenile for any purpose in any judicial proceeding except in a subsequent case against that juvenile under this chapter. This section […]
Section 712A.24 – Placement in Institutions; Summary of Information; Conveyance of Child; Progress Report.
712A.24 Placement in institutions; summary of information; conveyance of child; progress report. Sec. 24. Whenever the court shall place a child in any public or private institution or agency, it shall transmit with the order of disposition or supplemental order of disposition a summary of its information concerning such child, and such child may be […]
Section 712A.25 – Payment of Expenses.
712A.25 Payment of expenses. Sec. 25. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter shall be paid upon the court’s order by the county treasurer from the county’s general fund. (2) A county that is a county juvenile agency shall pay expenses for county juvenile agency services incurred in […]
Section 712A.18o – Competency Evaluation; Conduct by Qualified Forensic Mental Health Examiner; Expert Witness; Additional Evaluations at Party’s Expense; Conduct in Least Restrictive Environment.
712A.18o Competency evaluation; conduct by qualified forensic mental health examiner; expert witness; additional evaluations at party’s expense; conduct in least restrictive environment. Sec. 18o. (1) A competency evaluation ordered under section 18n of this chapter shall be conducted by a qualified juvenile forensic mental health examiner. The qualified juvenile forensic mental health examiner shall provide […]