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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES » Chapter 600 - ADOPTION » Section 600.6A – Court determination regarding appointment of guardian ad litem.

600.6A Court determination regarding appointment of guardian ad litem.

Prior to ordering a hearing on the adoption petition, the court shall make a determination of the need for a guardian ad litem for a minor child to be adopted and shall, in writing, either appoint or waive the appointment of a guardian ad litem for purposes of the adoption proceeding in the order setting the adoption hearing.

2016 Acts, ch 1069, §2