The department shall not place a child in an approved
adoptive home until parental rights of the child's birth parents have been
terminated and guardianship assigned to the department. This would not apply to
families and children participating in tribal customary adoption. If one or
both birth parents are deceased, the worker shall provide the court with
verification of the birth parents' death and the death shall be stated in the
guardianship order. When the termination of parental rights is appealed by a
birth parent, an adoptive placement may be made if the adoptive parents sign an
adoptive placement agreement that includes an acknowledgment of the conditions
of the placement should termination be overturned. However, the adoption may
not be finalized until the appeal is withdrawn or a final decision regarding
the appeal is reached and a procedendo issued.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 441-200.4
ARC 8010B, lAB 7/29/09,
effective 10/1/09
Amended by
IAB
December 10, 2014/Volume XXXVII, Number 12, effective
2/1/2015
Amended by
IAB
January 7, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Number 14, effective
3/1/2015
Amended by
IAB
July 10, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 1, effective
8/14/2024
