HF 591 — A bill for an act providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 118.) Effective 1-1-20.

The rules of ccivil iv il procedure shshall all govern guardianship proceedings concerning a minor who is alleged to be in need of a guardianship except as otherwise set forth in ththis is chapter.

2320.201232D.201 Termination of parental rights and child in need of assistance cases.

The court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian iif fall a ll parental rigrights h ts have been termterminated. inated.

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The court may appoint a guardian for a minor in a child in need of assistance case pursuant to section 232.lOlA,232.101A, 232.103A, or 232.104.

2320.202232D.202 Death of parents.

The court may appoint a guardian for a minor iif f both parents are deceased.

In appointing a guardian for a minor whose parents are deceased, the court shshall all give preference to a person, iif f qualified and susuitable, itab le, nominated as guardian for a minor by a wwill ill that was executed by the parent or parents having legal custody of the minor aat t the time of the pparent’s aren t's or parents'parents’ death, and that was admitted to probate under chapter 633.

2320.203232D.203 Guardianship with parental consent.

The court may appoint a guardian for a minor iif f the court finds aall l l of the following:

(1) The parent having legal custody of the minor has a physical or mental illnillness ethat ss th at prevents the parent from providing care and supervision of the child.

(3) The parent having legal custody of the minor is on active mmilitary ilitary duty.

Appointment of a guardian for the minor is in the best ininterest te re st of the minor.

If the guardianship ppetition e titio n requests a guardianship with parental consent, the ppetition eshall titio n sh a ll include an aaffidavit ffid a v it signed by the parent or parents verifying ththat at the parent or parents knowingly and voluntarily consent to the guardianship.

The consent required by ththis is subsection shshall all be on a form prescribed by the jujudicial d icial branch.

On or before the date of the hearing on the ppetition, eHouse titioFile n591, ,p. H ouse F ile 5 91 , p .

5 ththe eparent paor renparents tand othe rproposed pguardian areshall ntsfile an dagreement thwith e pro po sed g uar dian s ha ll f ile an a gree m ent w ith the cocourt. u rt.

TThis hisagreement agreshall emstate enthe tfollowing: s ha ll s tate t e fo llow in g:

TThe heresponsibilities re sp o ns ibil ities of ththe eguardian. g u ard i n.

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TThe heresponsibilities re sp o ns ibil ities of ththe eparent p ar en t or pparents. are nts .

e ex pe cted d ura tion o f th e gu ard ian sh ip, if kno w n.

TThe hexpected .duration of the guardianship, if known.

If4. the co u rt g ran ts the p etiti on , it sh all ap prov e the g ua rdia ns hip ag reem e nt b etw ee n th e cu sto dia l p are nt and th e p rop ose d g ua rdia n and in co rpo ra te i ts term s by re fere nc e un less th e co urt find s the a gree m en t w as n ot reac he d kno w ingly an d v o lun tar il o r is no t in th e b e st in te re sts of the c hild .

SIf ec.the court grants the petition, it shall approve the guardianship agreement between the custodial parent and the proposed guardian and incorporate its terms by reference unless the court finds the agreement was not reached knowingly and voluntarily or is not in the best interests of the child.

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NEW10. SE CT ION .

232NEW 0.20SECTION. 4 G ua rdian ship w itho ut p are nta l co ns en t .

T232D.204 heGuardianship cowithout uparental rtconsent. m ay a pp oin t a gu ard ian fo r a m in or w ih ou t th e c on sen t o f th e p ar en t or p are nts ha ving le g al c us t dy o f th e m ino r i f th e co ur t fin ds by c lea r an d con vin cin g evid en ce al l o f th e follo w ing :

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:

TThere h ere is a pperson ersoserving n se rvin g as a dde efacto fguardian ac t g u ard i n of the mminor. in or.

TThere h ere has bebeen en a ddemonstrated emlack o ns trated lac k of coconsistent nparental sisteparticipation ntin pthe arelife n tal p a rticip a tion i t e lif e of the mminor inoby rthe bparent. y th e pa ren t.

In ddetermining etermwhether inin g w h eth er a pparent are nt has dedemonstrated m on strate d a lalack ckof oconsistent fparticipation c on sis ten t p ar ticip atio n in ththe eminor’s mlife, ino r's life , the cocourt umay rtconsider mall ay c on side r a ll of the fofollowing: llow in g:

(1(1) )The Thintent e in te nt of the pparent are nt in plaplacing cin g the cucustody, stocare, dyand ,supervision c are , an d sup er visio n of ththe eminor mwith inthe orperson wpetitioning ihas th e per son p etitio n ing a sde afacto dguardian eand fathe ctofacts g ua rdia n and thcircumstances eregarding fsuch acplacement. ts a nd circ um stan ces re gar din g su ch pla cem ent.

un(2) iThe ationamount andof vcommunication isiand tatiovisitation n o f th e pa ren t (2 ) Th e am o unt of comthe mparent wwith ith the mminor induring orthe dalleged urde ifacto gguardianship. th e a lleg ed d e fa cto g ua rd ians hip .

(3(3) )Any Anrefusal yof rthe efuparent sa l o f th e p a ren t to cocomply mwith plyconditions wfor itretaining ccustody on d iio n s fo r re tain in g cu stod y of the mminor inoset rforth s et for th in any pprevious revcourt iouorders. s c ou rt o rde rs.

T2. he co u rt m ay a pp oin t a gu ard ian fo r a m ino r w ith ou t th e co ns en t o f th ~ p are nt or pa re nts ha ving le g al c us t dy o f th e m ino r if th e co urt find s by cle ar an d con vin cin g e vid en ce all o f th e follo w ing :

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:

NNo oparent phaving arelegal ntcustody haof vingthe leminor g al c us t dy o f th e m inor is wwilling illin g or abable le to exexercise erthe cisepower th e p ow er the ccourt ouwill rtgrant w i ll g ran t to ththe eguardian guHouse ardFile i591, np. H ou se F ile 5 91, p .

6 if ththe ecourt cappoints ou rt a ppguardian. oin t a gu ard ian .

AAppointment pp ointm en t of a guguardian ardia n for the mminor inor is in the bbest estinterest in ter es t of the mminor. in or.

P3. rio r to g ran ti g a pe titio n for gu ard ian ship , th e c ou rt sh a ll co ns i er w heth er t e filin g of a ch ild in n eed o f a ssista nc e pe titio n is ap pro pria te u nd er s ec ti n 2 32.8 7.

IfPrior thto egranting c ou rt d eterm i es a cpetition hfor idguardianship, ithe ncourt eedshall ofconsider aswhether sista nc e p e tition i s n ot a pp ro pria te, the cofiling urtof sh all ma ke fin din gs o f w hy a cchild hild in neneed ed of assassistance istanpetition ce p etitio n is nappropriate otunder asection pp232.87. ro pria te.

If the court determines a child in need of assistance petition is not appropriate, the court shall make findings of why a child in need of assistance petition is not appropriate.

A proproceeding ceeunder dinthis gsection ushall ndnot ercreate th is se ctio n sh all n ot cre ate a new eeligibility ligcategory ibfor ilitythe cadepartment tegof oryhuman foservices rprotective thservices. e d ep artm en t o f hum an se rvic es p rote ctiv e ser vic es.

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NEW SSECTION. EC TION .

232232D.301 0.301Petition. P e tition .

P1. roc eed ing s fo r g ua rdia nsh ip pu rsua nt to this ch ap ter a pe tition b y a ny per son w ith m ay b e in itia ted by t e filin g of an in ter es t in the w e lfare of the m ino r.

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.

TThe hepetition pshall elist, tition s ha ll l ist , to ththe eextent eknown, xteall ntof knothe wnfollowing: , a ll o f th e fo ll w in g:

TThe hename, nage, am e, a ge, and aaddress dd ress of the mminor inorwho wh o is ththe esubject su b ject of the ppetition. etitio n .

TThe hename n ame and aaddress dd ress of the ppetitioner etitio n er and the ppetitioner’s etitirelationship on e r's r elatio n sh ip to tthe eminor. m ino r.

If ththe epetitioner p etitio n er is nonot tthe thproposed eguardian, pthe ropname osed g ua rdia n, t e nam e and adaddress dreof ssthe oproposed fguardian t e pro pos ed gu ard i n and the rereason asothe nproposed thguardian eshould probe poselected. sed gu ard ian sh ould b e se lec ted .

TThe hename nand ameaddress, an d a dd ress , to ththe eextent eknown xte nt know n and aascertainable, sce rtain ab le, of the fofollowing: llow in g:

(1(1) )Any Aliving nyparents livin g p aren ts of the mminor. ino r.

(2(2) )Any Alegal nycustodian leg al cu stod ian of the mminor. in or.

(3(3) )Any Aadult ny ad ult who hahas shad hthe adprimary tcare e prim a ry c are of the mminor inoor rwith o r w ith whom ththe eminor m in or has livelived d for at leleast ast six mmonths onprior t s p rio r to ththe efiling f iling of the pepetition. titio n .

TThe hepetition pshall econtain tition s ha ll c on tain a conconcise cisestatement staof tthe mfactual enbasis t o f th e fa ctu al ba sis for the ppetition. etitio n .

TThe hepetition pshall estate titionwhether s ha ll s tate w h ether a limlimited itedguardianship gu ard ian sh i is apappropriate. p rop riate .

AAny nyadditional ainformation, dd itio na l in form a tion , to ththe eextent eknown xte nt know n and reareasonably soascertainable, nabrequired lyby ascsection erta598B.209 inashall bbe lincluded ,in reqan uiredaffidavit battached y s ec to nthe 59petition. 8B .

09House shFile all591, bep. in clud ed in an af fida v it atta ch ed to the p etitio n .

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7The .petition may request that a temporary guardian for a minor may be appointed.

TSuch hea ppetition eshall titionspecify mthe ayduration reqof uethe strequested thtemporary atguardianship aand tthe mreason po rary gu ard ian for h a ptemporary etitioguardianship. n sh all sp ec i y th e a m i or may be ap po inted .

SuSec. c d ura tion o f th e re qu este d t m po rary gu ard ian ship an d th e reaso n fo r a tem p orary g ua rdia nsh ip.

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NEW SSECTION. EC TION .

232232D.302 0.30Notice. 2 N otice.

T1. he filin g of a p et ition s ha ll b e se rve d u pon th e m ino r w ho is th e sub jec t o f th e p e tition in th e m a nner of an o rig i a l n otic e in a cco rdan ce w ith th e ru l s of civ il p roc ed ure g ove rnin g s uch n otic e.

NThe oticefiling toof tha epetition ashall ttornbe eyserved reupon prethe seminor ntinwho gis tthe esubject mof inothe r,petition ifin athe nymanner ,of isan nooriginal ticenotice toin thaccordance ewith mthe inrules or.of civil procedure governing such notice.

NNotice oto tithe eattorney shrepresenting allthe bminor, eif sany, erveis dnotice upoto n th e m ino r' kno wn p aren ts lis ted in th e pe titio n in a cco rda nce w ith the ruminor. les of civ il p roce du re.

2.

Notice shall be served upon the minor’s known parents listed in the petition in accordance with the rules of civil procedure.

NNotice oshall tibe eserved supon hother allknown bpersons elisted sin erve d upo n o the rpetition kn own p erso ns liste d in ththe emanner pprescribed eby titionthe incourt, thwhich e m a nner pre scr i ed b y th e co urt, w hich may be nnotice oticeby bmail. y m a il.

FFailure aof iluresuch opersons f su ch pers on s to rereceive ceactual inotice edoes acnot tuaconstitute l n otic e d oes no t c on stitu te a jurjurisdictional isddefect ictioprecluding nthe alappointment dof efe ct prec lud ing th e a ppguardian ointm e nt o f a gu ard ian by the cocourt. u rt.

NNotice oof tithe efiling o f t e filin g of a ppetition egiven tition g ive n to a peperson rsonunder shsubsection all inc lud e a state m en t th at the un de r su bs ectio n 2 oor r 3 pshall ersoinclude na mstatement aythat regthe isteperson rmay register to recereceive ivenotice nof oticthe ehearing o f th e hea ring on ththe epetition pand eother titionproceedings anand d oth er p roc eed ing s a nd the mmanner annof ersuch oregistration. f su ch re g istra tion .

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NEW SSECTION. EC TION .

232232D.303 0.303Attorney Afor ttominor. rney fo r m ino r.

e filin g o f a p etitio n for ap po intm en t of a 1.

UUpon ponthe thfiling gof uarda ianpetition pufor rsuappointment anof ta toguardian sepursuant ctioto nsection 232232D.301, 0.30 1, the cocourt ushall rtappoint sh a ll ap po int an attoattorney rnfor eythe fominor, r th e m i or, if the cocourt udetermines rtthat dethe terminterests inof esthe thaminor tare th e in ter es ts o f th e m in or a re or may be inainadequately derepresented. qu ately re pre sen ted .

AAn nattorney attorepresenting rnthe eyminor reshall preadvocate senfor tingthe thwishes e m i or s h all a dv oca te fo r th e w i hes of the mminor ino r to ththe eextent ethat xtethose ntwishes thaare treasonably thascertainable oseand wadvocate ishe s ar e re aso na bly as ce rtain ab le a nd ad voc ate for bbest estinterest inteof re st o f the mminor ino r if ththe ewishes w ish es of the mminor inor are nnot otreasonably reasoascertainable. na bly as ce rtain ab le.

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NEW SSECTION. EC TION .

232232D.304 0.304Attorney Afor ttoparent. rney fo r p are nt.

UUpon ponthe tfiling eof filin g o f a pepetition titio n for appappointment oin tm ent of a gguardian, uathe rdiacourt n,shall thappoint e c ou rt s ha ll ap po int an attoattorney rne y for the pparent areidentified nt ide ntif ied in the ppetition etitio n if aall llof othe ffollowing th e follow i g are trutrue: e:

TThe heparent pobjects are nt ob jec ts to ththe eappointment aof pp ointm e nt o f a guguardian ard ian for ththe eminor. m in or.

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8 .2.

TThe heparent parrequests entappointment req ue sts app oin t ent of an aattorney ttornand ethe ycourt adetermines ndthat th e c ou rt d eterm ines th at the paparent ren t is uunable nab le to ppay ay for an aattorney to rn ey in acaccordance cordwith ansection ce232D.505. w it s ectio n 23 20 .

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15NEW .SECTION.

NEW232D.305 SECCourt TIONvisitor. .

2321. 0.30 5 C o urt v isito r.

TThe hecourt comay urtappoint m ay ap po int a cocourt uvisitor rt v isito r for the mminor. ino r.

T2. he sam e p erso n s ha ll n ot serv e bo t a s th e a ttorn ey re pre sen ting th e m i or and as co urt v isito r.

UThe nsame lessperson oshall thenot rwserve iseboth enas largethe dattorney orrepresenting circu m sc ribed by th e c o urt, th e d u ties of a c ou rt v isito r w ith resp ec t to the mminor inoand ras scourt havisitor. ll in clu de al l o f th e fo llow in g:

3.

Unless otherwise enlarged or circumscribed by the court, the duties of a court visitor with respect to the minor shall include all of the following:

CConducting, on du cting , if ththe eminor’s mage i o r' ag e is aappropriate, ppan ropinitial riatein-person ,interview awith nthe iminor. ni tial in -pe rso n i terv iew w it th e m i or.

EExplaining xp lain i g to the mminor, inoif r,the iminor’s fage this eappropriate, mthe inosubstance r'of agthe epetition, ithe spurpose aand ppeffect ropof riathe tguardianship ,proceeding, ththe erights sub stan ce of the pminor etitioat n , th e pu rpos e an d rd ians hip pro ce edin g, the righearing, hand ts o f th e e ffe ct o f th e gu a m ino r a t th e h ea ring , an d the gegeneral nepowers ral p ow ers and dduties utiesof o f a gguardian. ua rdian .

DDetermining, ete rm inin g, if ththe eminor’s mage ino r's ag e is aappropriate, ppthe roviews priaof te, the viewminor sregarding othe fproposed thguardian, ethe mproposed inguardian’s orpowers reand gaduties, rdinand g the proscope po sed gu ard ian , th e p rop osed g ua rdia n's pow e r an d d u ties, and thduration e s cop e a nd du ratio n of the pproposed ropoguardianship. sed g uar dian sh ip.

InInterviewing tervthe iewparent in g th e pa ren t or paparents renand ts a nd any oother tperson erwith pelegal rsonresponsibility w ith leg al res po n sib ility for the ccustody, ustocare, dy , ca re, or boboth, th, of ththe eminor. m in or.

InInterviewing tervthe iewpetitioner, in g th e pe titio ne r, and if the ppetitioner etitio n er is nonot tthe thproposed eguardian, pinterviewing rop ose d g ua rdia n, inter view i g the proproposed poguardian. sed g uard ian .

VVisiting, is iting , to ththe eextent exfeasible, tenthe tresidence fewhere asib le , th e resid en ce w here it is rereasonably asobelieved nabthat lythe beminor lewill velive d tha t th e m in or w ill liv e if the guguardian ard ian is apappointed. po inte d.

MMaking akany iother ginvestigation athe nycourt othdirects, erincluding invbut esnot tigalimited tion th e c ou rt d ire cts , in clud ing b ut no t lim ite d to iinterviewing terv iew in g any pepersons rsonproviding smedical, promental vidhealth, ieducational, gsocial, m e dica l, m en tal h ea lth, ed uc atio na l, s oc ial, or othother erservices servto icethe sminor. in or.

to th e m 4.

TThe hecourt cvisitor oushall rtsubmit v is itor sh a llwritten sureport bm it a w ritten rep ort to the cocourt uthat rtcontains th at co ntain s all of the fofollowing: ll w ing :

A recorecommendation mregarding m end ation reg ard i g the apappropriateness pof rop riate nes s o f a gguardianship uarfor dian sh ip fo r the mminor. ino r.

A statemstatement en t of the qqualifications uaof lificthe atioguardian nstogether owith f th e g ua rdian to ge t er w ith a stastatement temof ewhether ntthe ominor fhas wexpressed hHouse ethe r th e m ino r h as exp ress ed H ou se File 5591, 91p. , p .

9 agagreement reemwith enthe tappointment wof iththe thproposed eguardian. ap po intm en t o f th e p rop ose d g ua rdia n.

AAny nyother omatters the rcourt mvisitor attersdeems therelevant c ou rt v isito r deem s rele va nt to the ppetition etitiofor nguardianship fo r g ua rdia nsh ip and the bbest estinterests in tere sts of the mminor. in or.

AAny nyother omatters the rcourt mdirects. atters th e c ou rt d ire cts .

T5. he rep ort of the co u rt v isito r sh all b e m ade p art of the c ou rt re cor d u nle ss oth erw ise ord ere d b y t e co urt.

SThe ec.report of the court visitor shall be made part of the court record unless otherwise ordered by the court.

16Sec. .

NEW16. SEC TION .

232NEW 0.30SECTION. 6 H e aring on pe tition .

T232D.306 heHearing couon rtpetition. sh all f ix the tim e and pla ce of he aring o n th e p e tition a nd sh all pre scr i e a tm e n ot le ss tha n t e nty d ays afte r the da te the no tice is se rve d u nle ss the co ur t find s th ere is go od cau se show n to s ho rten th e tim e pe riod .

Th1. e c ou rt sh a ll als o pre scr ibe the m an ner o f s erv ice of the n otic e o f su ch he arin g.

TThe hecourt mshall infix or w ho is the sutime bjeand ctplace oof fhearing aon pthe etitiopetition nand fileshall dprescribe pua rsutime annot tless tothan setwenty ctiodays nafter 23the 20.30date 1the shnotice allis beserved eunless n titled to a tten d the hecourt arinfinds gthere o n th e p e tition i f th e m i or is ogood fcause ashown n a ge ap pro pria te to ashorten ttenthe dtime thperiod. e h ea ring .

AThe pcourt resushall malso ptionprescribe sthe hamanner llof eservice xisof tthe thnotice atof asuch mhearing. ino r fo urte en y ears o f ag e o r o lde r is o f an ag e a pp rop ria t to a tt nd t e h ear i g .

T2. he cou rt s h all n ot ex clud e a m inor en title d to .

aThe teminor ndwho tis ethe hesubject aringof ua ndepetition rfiled supursuant bto secsection to232D.301 nshall 2be uentitled nleto ssattend the cohearing uron tthe findpetition sif th at the reminor is gooof dan cage auseappropriate shoto wnattend fo r e xc l din g the mhearing. inor from atte nd an ce .

SA ec.presumption shall exist that a minor fourteen years of age or older is of an age appropriate to attend the hearing.

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NEW SEC TION .

232 0.307 B ac kgrou nd che cks of pro po sed gu ardia ns.

T he cou rt s h all r equ es t crim ina l rec ord ch eck s a nd che cks o f th e c hild a bu se, dep end ent ad ult ab use , an d se x offe nd er re g istrie s in this s tate fo r a ll pro pos ed gu ard i ns oth er tha n fin an cia l i ns titutio n s w it Iow a tru st pow e rs u nles s a pro po sed g uard ian ha s u nde rgon e the req uire d bac kgro un d c hec ks in this se ctio n w ithin the tw e l e m o nths prio r to the filin g o f a p etitio n .

ew the re su lts o f b ack grou nd ch eck s .

T he c ou rt s ha ll re vi in d eterm in ing the s uit ab ility o f a pro pos ed gu ardia n for ap po intm e nt.

TThe hecourt judshall icnot ialexclude ba ranminor chentitled into conattend junthe ctiohearing nunder wsubsection ih2 thunless e d epa rt ent o f p ub lic s afe ty, the dcourt epafinds rtthat entthere ofis humgood ancause sershown vicfor es,excluding and th e st ate ch ief inf orm a ti n of fice r s ha ll e sta blis h pro ced ure s fo r e lectr on ic acc ess to the sinminor gfrom leattendance. c on tac t re po sito ry nec ess ary to H ouse F ile 59 1, p .

10Sec. co nd uct bac kgro un d c hec ks req ues ted un der su bse ction 1 .

rs17. on who file s a pe titio n for ap poin tm ent of .

TNEW heSECTION. pe g uar dian fo r a m inor sh all be res po ns i le for pa ying th e fee fo r t e bac kgro un d c heck c ond uc t d t rou gh th e s ing le co ntac t re po sito ry un less th e c ou rt w aiv es t e fee fo r g ood ca use sh ow n.

S232D.307 ec.Background checks of proposed guardians.

181. .

NEWThe SECcourt TIONshall .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 required background checks in this section within the twelve months prior to the filing of a petition.

2322. 0.30 8 S e l ctio n o f g uard ian ~ q ua lifica tion s a nd pref eren ce s.

TThe hecourt coshall urtreview sh all a pp oin t as gu ard ian a q u alifie d and s uita ble p erso n w ho is w illing to se rve su b j ct to the presults refeof renbackground ceschecks asin todetermining the apsuitability poof intm en t o f a guproposed ardguardian ifor nappointment. set fo rth in su bs ec to ns 2 and 3 .

In3. a pp oin tn g a g ua rdia n fo r a m in or, t e co urt sh all g ive pre fere nc e to a pe rso n, if q u alifie d and su ita ble , n om ina t d a s g ua rdian fo r a m ino r by a w ill th at w as ex ec uted by th e p are nt or pa ren ts h avin g l g al c usto dy of the m ino r a t th e tim e of the p ar en t' o r p are nts ' de ath , an d tha t w as ad m itted to pr ob ate und er cha pte r 6 33.

InThe ajudicial ppbranch oin tn g a g ua rdia n fo r a m in or,conjunction twith ethe codepartment urtof shpublic allsafety, ethe ,department toof ahuman peservices, rson g ive pre fere nc e, if qu alifie d and suthe itastate blchief reinformation quofficer estedshall bestablish yprocedures afor melectronic inoraccess foto urteethe nsingle yecontact arsrepository ofnecessary ageto orHouse oldFile e591, r.p.

S10 ec.conduct background checks requested under subsection 1.

194. .

NEWThe Sperson ECwho TIONfiles .a petition for appointment of guardian for a minor shall be responsible for paying the fee for the background check conducted through the single contact repository unless the court waives the fee for good cause shown.

232Sec. 0.309 E m ergen cy a ppo intm en t of tem p orary gu ard ian.

A18. pe rson au tho rize d to file a p etitio n un der sec tion f ile a pe tition f or the em e r enc y a ppo intm e nt o f a 320 .301 m ay tem p ora ry g ua rdian fo r the m ino r.

TNEW heSECTION. p e tition s h all s tate a ll of the follo w ing :

232D.308 Selection of guardian —— qualifications and preferences.

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, if qualified and suitable, nominated as guardian for a minor by a will that was executed by the parent or parents having legal custody of the minor at the time of the parent’s or parents’ death, and that was admitted to probate under chapter 633.

3.

In appointing a guardian for a minor, the court shall give preference, if qualified and suitable, to a person requested by a minor fourteen years of age or older.

Sec.

19.

NEW SECTION.

232D.309 Emergency appointment of temporary guardian.

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:

TThe hename nand ameaddress an d a dd ress of the mminor inoand rthe anbirthdate d th e birth d ate of ththe eminor. m in or.

TThe hename nand ameaddress an d a dd ress of the livliving ingparents p are nts of the mminor, in or, if knknown. ow n.

TThe hename nand ameaddress an d a dd ress of any oother theperson rlegally peresponsible rsofor nthe lecustody gaor llycare re spo n sible fo r th e cus t dy o r ca re of the mminor, ino r, if knknown. ow n.

TThe hereason reaso n the ememergency ergappointment encof y ap po intm en t o f a temtemporary poguardian rary g uard ian is sosought. ug ht.

TThe hecourt cmay ouenter rt m ay en ter an ex pparte aorder rteappointing o rde r a pptemporary oinguardian tingfor a temminor p ora ry g ua rdian fo r a m ino r on an ememergency ergbasis encunder ythis bsection as i u nde r th is se ctio n if the cocourt urfinds tthat findall s tha t a ll of the follofollowing ware ingmet: ar e m e t a.

Ta. here is no t s uf ficie nt tim e to f ile a pe titio n and ho ld H ouse F ile 59 1, p .

11There ais henot arinsufficient gtime pto ursfile uana tpetition toand shold ectioHouse nFile 23591, 20.3p. 01 .

11 a hearing pursuant to section 232D.301.

TThe heappointment aof pptemporary ointmguardian e nt o f te m po rary gu ardia n is nnecessary ec essa ry to avavoid oidimmediate imor mirreparable edharm iate o r ir rep ara ble ha rm to the mminor. ino r.

N4. o ti e o f t e em erg ency ap po i tm en t of a t m po rary g uar dian sh a ll be pro vid ed to pe rson s req uired to b e lis ted in th e p e tition u nd er s ub sec ti n 2.

TNotice he p ar en t o f th e m ino r an d any oth er pe rson le ga lly re sp on sible fo r th e cus t dy o r c are of the memergency inorappointment mof aya ftemporary ileguardian ashall wbe ritteprovided nto reqpersons uerequired stto fobe rlisted ain hthe eapetition ringunder .subsection 2.

S5. uch h earin g sh all be held no la ter th an sev en day s a fte r th e f iling of the w ritte n req ue st.

TThe heparents p ow ers of the temminor pand oraany rother gperson ualegally rdianresponsible sfor etthe forthcustody inor thcare eof exthe pminor artemay ofile rde r sh a llwritten berequest limfor ite d to t os e n ec essa ry to add res s th e em e rgenc y s itu atio n req uirin g the ap po intm en t o f a temhearing. po rary g ua rdian .

inSuch thhearing irtyshall dabe ysheld .no later than seven days after the filing of the written request.

T6. he ex p ar te o rde r s ha ll te rm ina te w it a fter th e o rde r is is sue d.

SThe ec.powers of the temporary guardian set forth in the ex parte order shall be limited to those necessary to address the emergency situation requiring the appointment of a temporary guardian.

7.

The ex parte order shall terminate within thirty days after the order is issued.

Sec.

NEW SSECTION. EC TION .

232232D.310 0.31Appointment 0 A p pointm en t of a gguardian uafor rdian fo r a mminor inor on a stanstandby dbbasis. y b as is.

A1. n a du lt p erso n h av i g ph ys i al and leg al cu stod y o f may ex ec ute a v erif ied p etitio n fo r th e app ointm e nt a m inor o f a gu ard i n of the m inor upo n th e ex pres s c on ditio n tha t th e p e tition s ha ll b e a cted up on by the co ur t on ly upon th e o cc urren ce of an ev en t sp ec ified o r th e e xiste nc e of a d esc ribed c on ditio n of the m en tal o r p hy sica l h ealth o f th e p etitio n er , th e o ccu rren ce of w hich ev en t, or th e e xiste nc e o f w hich co n ditio n, sh all be esta blish ed i th e m anner dir ecte d in th e p e tition .

ThAn eadult pperson etitiohaving nphysical ,and ilegal custody of a ddminor itionmay toexecute ca onverified taininpetition gfor ththe eappointment iof fora mguardian ationof rethe quminor iredupon the express condition that the petition shall be acted upon by the court only upon the occurrence of an event specified or the existence of a described condition of the mental or physical health of the petitioner, the occurrence of which event, or the existence of which condition, shall be established in sethe ctiomanner ndirected 23in 20the .petition.

01The ,petition, shin aaddition llto inccontaining lud e a state m en t th at the peinformation titiorequired nein rsection u232D.301, ndshall ersinclude ta ndstatement sthat ththe epetitioner resunderstands ultthe result of a gguardian uardbeing ianappointed befor ingthe apminor. po inted fo r t e m ino r.

AAn nappointment aof ppo intm en t o f a gguardian uardfor ian fo r a mminor inorshall shonly allbe oneffective lyuntil b e e ffe ctiv e un til the mminor inorattains afull ttainage. s fu ll a ge.

r2. app oin t ent .

A stanstandby dbpetition ymay pnominate e tition m ay nom i ate a pperson ersofor nappointment f o to seserve rve as guguardian ardas ianwell as walternate ellguardians a s a lter na te gu ardia ns if the nnominated omperson ina t d p erso n is ununable able or ununwilling w illing or is remremoved ov ed as gguardian. uar dian .

The cocourt ur t in apappointing pothe intingguardian thshall eappoint guthe ardiaperson nor shpersons allnominated aby ppthe oinpetitioner tunless ththe eperson p erso n or ppersons ers on s n om ina t d b y th e pe tition e r u nle ss t e pe rso n o r p erso ns are nnot otqualified q u alifie d or for othother ergood goocause dand cshall augive se a nd sh a ll giv e due regregard ard to oother therrequests reand qurecommendations estsHouse anFile d591, rep. com m e nda to ns H o use F ile 591 , p .

12 cocontained nta in edthe inpetition. t e pe titio n .

A3. stan db y pe titio n may be de po sited w ith th e c lerk o f th e co un ty in w h i h t e m inor res ide s o r w ith an y p erso n no m inated by th e p e tition e r to se rve as g ua rdian .

A stanstandby dbpetition y pe titio n may be revdeposited okwith ed by the pclerk etitioof nthe ercounty ain twhich anthe yminor tmresides eor bwith efoany reperson anominated pp ointm e nt o f a g uar dian by th e c o urt, p rov i ed th at the ppetitioner etitioto nserve eras isguardian. of sou nd m i d a t t e tim e o f re vo ca ti n .

R4. e vo cation s ha ll b e ac com plishe d by t e d estr uc tion o f th e p e tition b y t e pe titio n er, or by the e xec utio n o f a n a ckn ow ledg ed ins t um e nt o f rev oc ation .

IfA thstandby epetition pmay etitiobe nrevoked hby asthe bpetitioner eenat dany eptime ositebefore dappointment wof iha thguardian eby c ler k, the recourt, voprovided cathat tithe npetitioner mis aof liksound ewmind iseat bthe etime dof eprevocation. osite d the re.

IRevocation fshall thbe eaccomplished stanby dby p e tition h as bee n d ep os ie d w it th e c lerk u nde r th e p ro visio n s o f su b sec to n 3 a nd ha s n ot b een rev ok ed un der the pdestruction rov isio ns of su bse ctio n 4, t e pe titio n may file d w ith the cpetition ouby rt up on the filinpetitioner, g o f a v erif ied sta t m e nt b e to th e e ffe ct th at t e oc curr enc e o f th e ev ent or by the coexecution nof ditioan nacknowledged pinstrument rovof irevocation. ed fo r in t e pe titio n ha s o ccu rred .

If the ppetition etitiohas nbeen hdeposited aswith not bee n d ep os ited w ith t e cle rk un der the pclerk, rov isio ns of su b sec ti n 3 a nd ha s n ot b een rev ok ed un der the prevocation rovmay isiolikewise ns o f su bs ec to n 4, the n t e pe titio n sh all be filedeposited dthere. w ith t e c ou rt a t th e tim e a ve rifie d state m en t th at the o ccu rren ce o f th e e ve nt o r t e co nd ition p rov i ed fo r in th e pe titio n h as o cc urre d is f iled w ith th e c ou rt i t e cou nty w he r th e m ino r th en re side s.

U5. pon filin g o f th e p e tition a nd ve rifie d sta tem e nt, the p erso n filin g the v er ified sta tem e nt sh all be com e t e pe titio ne r a nd the p roce ed ing s s ha ll b e th er ea fter co nd uc t d a s p rov ide d for in th is c ha pte r.

AIf stanthe dbstandby ypetition pehas titiobeen ndeposited forwith ththe eclerk aunder ppothe intmprovisions eof ntsubsection o3 fand ahas gunot ardbeen ianrevoked founder rthe aprovisions mof inorsubsection sh4, allthe nopetition tmay sube pefiled rsedwith ethe acourt nyupon cothe ntrafiling dicof tor y p ro visio n in a wverified illstatement ad m itted to prothe baeffect tethat othe foccurrence aof pthe areevent nt,or guthe ardcondition ianprovided ,for o r cu sto dia n h avin g p h ysic al a nd leg al cu stod y o f a m ino r in ththe epetition ehas veoccurred. nt o f th e p a ren t's, gu ar dia n's, or cu sto dia n ' de ath .

SIf ec.the petition has not been deposited with the clerk under the provisions of subsection 3 and has not been revoked under the provisions of subsection 4, then the petition shall be filed with the court at the time a verified statement that the occurrence of the event or the condition provided for in the petition has occurred is filed with the court in the county where the minor then resides.

21Upon .filing of the petition and verified statement, the person filing the verified statement shall become the petitioner and the proceedings shall be thereafter conducted as provided for in this chapter.

NEW6. SEC TIO N.

23A 20.3standby 11petition Afor ppothe intmappointment entof oa fguardian gfor uaa rdianminor foshall rnot msupersede inoany rcontradictory approvision proain china gwill madmitted ajorto iyprobate onof a standparent, byguardian, bor asiscustodian .having physical and legal custody of a minor in the event of the parent’s, guardian’s, or custodian’s death.

N o t ith stan din g s ec tion 2 320 .10 3, a ny ad ult w ith a n inte re st in th e w e lfare o f a m i or who is a t le as t se ven teen y ea rs a nd six m o nths of age m ay f ile a ve rifie d pe titio n pu rsua nt to se ctio n 63 3.55 2 t ini tiate a p roce ed i g to ap po int a g uard ian House F ile 591, p .

13 of the minor to take e ffe c t on the mi nor ' s eighteenth birthday.

21.

NEW SECTION.

232D.311 Appointment of guardian for minor approaching majority on a standby basis.

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 633.552 to initiate a proceeding to appoint a guardian House File 591, p.

13 of the minor to take effect on the minor’s eighteenth birthday.

Sec.

2320.232D.401 Order appointing guardian and powers of guardian.

401 Order appointing guardian and powers of guardian.

The order by the court appointing a guardian for a minor shshall astate ll s ta te the basis for the order.

The order by the court appointing a guardian for a minor shshall astate ll s ta te whether the guardianship is a limlimited ited guardianship.

An order by the court appointing a guardian for a minor shshall astate ll s ta te the powers granted to the guardian.

Except as otherwise limlimited ited by court order, the court may grant the guardian the following powers, which may be exercised without pprior rio r court approval:

Taking custody of the minor and establishing the minorminor’s s permanent residence iif f otherwise consistent with the terms of any order of competent jujurisdiction risdrelating ic tio n relatin g to the custody, placement, detention, or commitment of the minor wwithin ithin the sstate. ta te .

Consenting to medical, dental, and other health care treatmtreatment ent and services for the minor.

Providing or arranging for the provision of education for the minor including but not limlimited ited to preschool educationeducation, , primary education and secondary education, special education and related services, and vocational services.

Applying for and receiving funds and benefits payable fofor r the support of the minor.

The court may grant the guardian the following powers, which shshall a ll only be exercised with pprior rio r court approval:

Consenting to the withholding or withdrawal of lifelife-sustaining -su sta in in g procedures, as defined in section 144A.2, from the minor, the performance of an abortion on the minor, or the ssterilization te riliz a tio n of the minor.

bb. .

EEstablishing stablishing the residence of the minor outside of the sstate. ta te .

The guardian shshall all obtain pprior rio r court approval for denial House FFile ile591, 591p. , p .

14 of aall lvisitation, lcommunication, v is ita t ion , communication , or ininteraction teractio n between the minor and the parents of the minor.

The court shshall all approve such denial of vvisitation, is ita tio n , communication, or ininteraction teractio n upon a showing by the guardian ththat atsignificant sig n ifican t physical or emotional harm to the minor has resulted or is liklikely e ly to reresult su lt to the minor from parental contact.

The guardian may place reasonable time, place, or manner rerestrictions stric tio n s on vvisitation, is ita tio n , communication, or ininteraction teractio n between the minor and the mminor’s inor's parents without pprior rio r court approval.

2320.402232D.402 Duties and respresponsibilities o n sib ilities of guardian.

A guardian is a fiduciary and shshall a ll act in the best ininterest te re st of the minor and exercise reasonable care, diligence, and prudence in performing guardianship duties and reresponsibilities. sp o n sib ilitie The fiduciary duties of a guardian for an adult se t forth in chapter 633 are applicable to a guardian under th is chapter.

The fiduciary duties of a guardian for an adult set forth in chapter 633 are applicable to a guardian under this chapter.

Except as otherwise limlimited ited by the court, a guardian has the duty and respresponsibility o n sib ility to ensure the mminor’s inor's health, education, safetysafety, ,welfare, w elfare, and support.

A guardian should make reasonable eefforts ffo rts to ffacilitate a c ilita te the continuation of the relatiorelationship n sh ip of the minor and the mminor’s inor's parents subject to section 2320.401,232D.401, subsection 5.

A guardian shshall afile ll f ile the reports with the court required under section 2320.501.232D.501.

A guardian shshall a ll promptly inform the court of any change in the permanent residence of the minor and the mminor’s inor's new address.

A guardian shshall all promptly inform the court of any change in the mminor’s inor's school or school ddistrict. is tr ic t.

2320.403232D.403 Guardian'sGuardian’s acceptance of appointment and oath and issuance of leletters tte rs of appointment.

The court shshall a ll issue leletters tte r s of appointment to a guardian upon the guardian'sguardian’s acceptance of appointment and the guardian'sguardian’s subscription of an oath, or ccertification e rtific a tio n under ppenalties en alties of perjury, ththat at the guardian wwill illfaithfully fa ith fu lly discharge the duties imposed by law, according to the best of HoHouse useFile F591, ilep. 591 , p .

15 ththe eguardian’s gability. uard ia n's ab ility .

SSec. ec.

NEW SSECTION. ECT I N .

232D232D.501 .501Reports Rof epguardian. orts o f g ua rdian .

A1. gu ard ian app oin ted by the co u rt un der th is c ha pter sh a ll fil e the follo w ing re po rts wh ich sh all n ot be wa i ed by th e c ou rt:

A guardian appointed by the court under this chapter shall file the following reports which shall not be waived by the court:

A veverified rifieinitial dcare inplan itiafiled lwithin csixty aredays pla n f iled w ith in s ixty d ays of apappointment. po intm e nt.

The infoinformation rm a to n in the ininitial itiacare lplan cshall areinclude plabut nnot shbe alllimited in clud e bu t no t b e lim ite d to the follofollowing winformation: ing in form a tion :

(1(1) )The Tminor’s hecurrent mresidence inoand r'sguardian’s cplan urrfor enthe tminor’s resliving idenarrangements. ce an d g ua rd i n's pla n fo r th e m ino r' liv ing ar rang em e nts.

(2(2) ) The guguardian’s ardplan ian 's p lan for papayment ym ent of the mminor’s inliving or'sexpenses livand inother gexpenses. ex pe nses an d o the r e xpe nse s.

(3(3) ) The mminor’s inohealth r'sstatus h ea lth statu s and ththe eguardian’s gplan uafor rdmeeting i n's pla n fo r m ee ti g the mminor’s inhealth or'sneeds. hea lth ne eds.

(4(4) )The Tminor’s heeducational mtraining inoand r'svocational eneeds duand cathe toguardian’s naplan l tra inin g an d v oc atio nal nee ds n d th e gu ard ian 's p lan for mmeeting ee tn g the mminor’s inoeducational r'straining eand duvocational caneeds. to na l a tra inin g an d v oc atio nal ne eds .

(5(5) )The Tguardian’s heplan gu ard ian 's p lan for fafacilitating ccontacts ilitatinof gthe cminor onwith tac ts o f th e m ino r w ith the mminor’s inparents. or's p ar en ts.

(6(6) ) The guguardian’s ardplan ianfor 'scontact pwith lanand foactivities r c on tactbehalf wof itthe anminor. d a c tivi ties on b eh alf o f th e m i or.

A veverified rifieannual dreport annfiled uawithin lthirty repdays oof rtthe fileclose d w ithin th irty d ays of ththe ereporting cperiod. los e o f th e rep ortin g pe riod .

TThe heinformation info rm atio n in tthe eannual anreport nushall alinclude rbut epnot ortbe shlimited all i clu de bu t n ot b e lm ited to the fofollowing llinformation: w ing in form ation :

(1(1) ) The cucurrent rrenresidence tand reliving sidarrangements encof ethe aminor. nd livin g arra nge m en ts o f th e m ino r.

(2(2) )The Tsources heof southe rcepayment sfor othe fminor’s thliving eexpenses p aym en t fo r th e m ino r' liv ing ex pe nses and oother theexpenses. r ex pe nse s.

(3(3) )The Tminor’s hehealth mstatus ino r's h ea lth statu s and hhealth ealthservices seprovided rvthe icesminor. pro vid ed th e m in or.

(4(4) )The Tminor’s hemental, mbehavioral, ino r's m e nta l be ha vio ral, or ememotional oproblems, to na l pro blem s , if anany, y, and prprofessional ofeservices ssioprovided na l se rvic es pro vid ed the mminor inorfor fosuch rproblems. su ch pr oble m s.

(5(5) )The Tminor’s heeducational mstatus inoand r'seducational etraining duand catiovocational naservices lprovided sta tu s a nd edu ca tion al tr ain ing an d v oc atio nal se rvic es pro vide d the mminor. ino r.

(6(6) )The Tnature he na ture and eextent xtenof tparental ovisits fand pcommunication arewith ntathe lminor. v isi ts a nd co m m un i ati n w ih th e m in or.

(7) TThe henature na ture and eextent xtenof tthe oguardian’s fvisits thwith e gu ard ian ' v isits w ith and House FFile ile591, 591p. , p .

16 aactivities c tiv itie s on behalf of the minorminor. .

(9) The aability b ility of the guardian to continue as guardian.

(10) The need of the guardian for assistanassistance ce in providing or arranging for the provision of care for the minor.

A finfinal a l report filefiled dwithin wthirty ithin th irty days of the termtermination ination of the guardianship under section 232D.503.

The jujudicial d ic ia l branch shshall a ll prescribe the forms for use by the guardian in filinfiling g the reports required by ththis issection. sectio n .

The clerk of the court shshall anotify ll n o tify the guardian in wwriting riting of the reporting requirements and shshall a ll provide informinformation ation and assistanassistance ce to the guardian in filinfiling g the repreports. o rts.

Reports of the guardian shshall a ll be reviewed and approved by the cocourt. u rt.

2320.502232D.502 Removal of guardian ~—— appointment of successor guardian.

The court may remove a guardian for a minor for fafailure ilu re to perform guardianship dduties u ties or for other good cause shown.

The court shshall a ll conduct a hearing to determine whether a guardian should be removed on the filinfiling g of a ppetition e titio n by a minor under guardianship who is fourteen years of age or oolder, ld er, the parent of a minor, or other person with an ininterest te re s t in wwelfare elfare of the minor iif f the court determines ththat a t there are reasonable grounds for believing ththat at removal is appropriate based on the allegallegations atiostated n s sta te d in the ppetition. e titio n .

The court may conduct a hearing to determine whether the guardian should be removed on the receipreceipt t of a wwritten ritten communication from a minor under guardianship who is fourteen years of age or oolder, ld er, the parent of the minor, or other person with an ininterest te re s t in wwelfare elfare of the minor iif f the court determines ththat at a hearing would be in the best ininterest te re s t of the minor.

The court may decline to hold a hearing under subsection 2 or 3 iif f the same or susubstantially bsimilar stafacts n tia lly sim ilar fa c ts were alleged in a ppetition efiled titio n file d in the preceding six months or in a wwritten ritten communication received in the preceding six months.

The court may appoint a successor guardian on the removal of a guardian pursuant to subsection 1, the death of a HHouse ouseFile F591, ile 59 1, p.

17 gguardian, ua rdia n, or the resresignation ign ati on of a gguardian. uard ian .

SSec. ec.

2727. .

NNEW EWSECTION. SEC TIO N.

23232D.503 20.50Termination 3 T erm i ation and mmodification oof dificaguardianships. ti n o f g ua rdian ship s.

A1. g uar dian sh i s ha ll ter m ina te o n th e m in or s d eath , a do ptio n, em a ncip ation , o r atta inm e nt of m ajo rity.

TA heguardianship coshall urtterminate shon all term in ate a g ua rdia nsh ip esta blish ed p urs ua nt to s ectio n 23 20.20 3 if the cominor’s urtdeath, findadoption, semancipation, tha t th e b as is f or theattainment gu ard ian ship se t fo rth in se ctio n 23 20.20 3 is n ot c u rren tly sa tisfie d un less th e c ou rt fin ds th at the term inatio n .o f th e gu ard i ns hip w ould be harm fu l to th e m ino r an d th e uar dian sh i o utw eigh s m ino r' in ter est in co ntin ua tion of themajority. g t e in tere st of a p aren t o f th e m in or i th e term in atio n o f th e g u ardia ns hip.

T2. he co urt sh all term in ate a g ua rdia nsh ip e sta blish ed p urs ua nt to s ectio n 23 20.20 4 if the co urt find s tha t th e b as is fo r the gu ard ian ship se t fo rth in se ctio n 232 0.20 4 is n ot cu rren tly sa tisfie d .

AThe pcourt ersoshall nterminate sa eekguardianship ingestablished termpursuant ina to nsection o232D.203 fif gthe uacourt rdiafinds nshthat ipthe estabasis blishfor edthe pguardianship ursset uanforth tin tosection se232D.203 ctiois nnot 23currently 20.20satisfied 4unless hthe ascourt finds that the butermination rdenof othe fguardianship mwould akbe iharmful gto athe primminor aand facthe ieminor’s showinterest in gcontinuation thof at the gguardianship uaoutweighs rdiathe nshinterest ipof shoa uldparent beof termthe minor in atethe d.termination of the guardianship.

If3. suc h a sho w i g is m ade , t e gu ard i n has the bu rde n o f g oing forw a rd to p rov e b y c lea r a nd con vin cing ev ide nce th at the gu ard ian ship sh ou l n ot b e t rm in ated .

TThe hecourt coshall urtterminate sha allguardianship mestablished opursuant dify the po w ers g ran ted to thesection gu232D.204 ard ian if ththe ecourt cofinds urtthat f ind s s uch po w ers no lo nge r m ee t the nbasis eedsfor of the mguardianship inset orforth o r a re n ot in thesection m232D.204 inis or'snot bcurrently essatisfied. t in ter es t.

TA heperson coseeking urttermination mayof coguardianship nduestablished ctpursuant a h earin g to dsection eterm232D.204 ihas ethe wburden hethe r te rm in ation o r m o dific ation o f a gu ard ian ship is ap pro p riate o n th e filin g of amaking p e tition by a mprima ifacie orshowing fouthat rtee n y ea rs o f ag e o r o lde r w ho is u nd er g ua rdia nsh ip, a g ua rdia n, or oth er p erso n w ith an in tere st in the wguardianship elfashould rebe oterminated. f t e m i or o r o n r ec eip t of a w ritten co m m unica ti n fro m su ch p ers on s.

SIf ec.such a showing is made, the guardian has the burden of going forward to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the guardianship should not be terminated.

284. .

NEThe Wcourt SECshall TIONmodify .the powers granted to the guardian if the court finds such powers no longer meet the needs of the minor or are not in the minor’s best interest.

2325. 0.50 4 R ig hts a nd im m unities of a gu ard ian.

AThe gucourt ardmay ianconduct a hearing to determine whether termination or modification of a guardianship is noappropriate ton rethe qufiling iredof toa usepetition thby ea gminor uafourteen rdyears ianof 'age peor rsonolder alwho fuis ndunder sguardianship, foa rguardian, tor eother mperson inowith r'san einterest xpin ensthe es.welfare of the minor or on receipt of a written communication from such persons.

IfSec. a c on serv ato r h as b een a pp ointe d for the e state o f th e m in or, the gu ard ian may re qu est a nd the co nse rva tor may ap prov e a nd pay fo r th e requ es t d re i burse m en t w itho ut p rio r c ou rt ap pr ov al.

House28. F ile 591 , p .

NEW SECTION.

232D.504 Rights and immunities of a guardian.

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 approval.

House File 591, p.

A guardiguardian an may submit a requestrequest, , together with the guardian'sguardian’s annual report, for approval by the court of reasonable compensation for services as guardian.

Notwithstanding section 137C.25B or any other provision of law to the contrary, a guardian is not lialiable b le to a ththird ird person for an act or omission of the minor solely by reason of the guardianship.

2320.505232D.505 Expenses.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the court shshall a ll inquire into the aability b ility of the minor or the mminor’s inor's parent to pay expenses incurred pursuant to the guardianship proceedings established under ththis is chapter.

After giving the minor and the parent a reasonable opportunity to be heard, the court may order the minor or the parent to pay aall ll or ppart art of the following:

Expenses for a court vvisitor. is ito r.

FFiling iling fees and other court cocosts, sts, unless the costs are waived for good cause shown.

If the court finds a minorminor’s s parents to be indigent, or iif f the minor has no parent, costs shshall a ll be assessed against the county in which the proceeding is pending.

For purposes of assessing costs under ththis is subsection, the court shshall a ll find a mminor’s inor's parents to be indigent iif f the mminor’s inor's or the pparent’s a re n t's income and resources do not exceed one hundred ffifty if ty percent of the federal poverty levlevel, el, or the mminor’s inor's parent would be unable to pay such costs without prejudicing the pparent’s aability re n t's a b ility to provide economic nnecessities ecessities for the parent or the pparent’s a re n t's dependents.

Section 232.lOlA,232.101A, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:

232.lOlA232.101A Transfer of guardianship to custodian.

After a ddispositional isp o sitio n al hearing the court may eHterenter aHan oraerorder traHsferriHgtransferring gttaraiaHsfiipguardianship of tfiethe cfiilachild to a cttsteaiaHcustodian close the child in need of assistance case and appoint a guardian pursuant to sections 232D.308 and 232D.401 iif fall a l l of the following conditions are met:

House FFile ile591, 591p. , p .

19 aa. .

The person receiving guardianship meets the ddefinition e fin itio n of custodian in section 232.2.

The person receiving guardianship has assumed reresponsibility sp o n sib ility for the chchild ildprior p rio r to filinfiling g of the ppetition e titio n under ththis isdivision d iv isio n and has maintained placement of the chchild ild since the filinfiling g of the ppetition e titio n under ththis isdivision. d iv isio n .

The parent of the chchild ild does not appear aat t the ddispositional isp o sitio n al hearing, or the parent appears aat t the ddispositional isp o sitio n al hearing, does not object to the tratransfer n sfe r of guardianship, and agrees to waive the requirement for making reasonable eefforts ffo rts as defined in sectiosection n 232.102.

If the court tratransfers nguardianship sfe rs gttardianship appoints a guardian pursuant to subsection 1, the court may close the chchild ild in need of assistanassistance ce case by tratransferring njurisdiction sfe rrin g jttrisd ictio n over the cchild’s hguardianship ild 's gttardianship to the probate cottrt.court.

The court shshall a ll inform the proposed guardian of the guardian'sguardian’s reporting dduties u ties under section 633.669 232D.501 and other dduties u ties under chapter -6-3-232D.633 232D.

Upon tratransferring njurisdiction, sfe rrin g jttrisd ic tio n , the The court shshall adirect ll d ire c t the probate clerk of cocourt, u rt, once the proposed guardian has filefiled d an oath of ooffice ffic e and ididentification e n tific a tio n in accordance with section 602.6111, to issue leletters tte r s of appointment for guardianship and docket the easecase in proba'ee.probate.

Records contained in the probate easecase ffile ilethat th at were copied or trantransferred sferred from the jttvenilejuvenile eottrtcourt ffile ile concerning the easecase shshall a ll be sttbjeetsubject to section 232.147 and other cconfidentiality o n fid e n tia lity provisions of ththis is chapter for easescases not involving jttvenilejuvenile delinqtteney.delinquency.

Section 232.104, subsection 8, paragraph b, Code 2019, is amended to read as followfollows: s:

In lielieu u of the procedures spspecified ecified in paragraph ''an,“a”, the court may close the chchild ild in need of assistanassistance ce case hby ytransferring tranjurisdiction sferrinover g je ris d ie tie n ever the cchild’s hguardianship ild 's gttardianship to the probate cettrtcourt and may appoint a guardian pursuant to chapter 232D.

~heThe eottrtcourt shshall a ll inform the proposed gttardiaaguardian of the gttardiaa'sguardian’s reporting dduties eunder tiesection s ender sectio n 633.669 and etherother dtttiesduties enderunder 'ehethe probate eode.code.

Upon trantransferring sferrinjurisdiction, g jttrisd ie tio n , the cettrtcourt shshall adirect ll d ire c t the probate clerkclerk, ,once onee the proposed gttardianguardian has filefiled dan aa oath of ooffice fficand eidentification aadin id e a tifie a tio a ia accordance with sectiosection a 602.6111, to isstteissue leletters tte r s of appoiatmeatappointment for gttardiaashipguardianship aadand docket the easecase in probate.

HHouse ousFile e591, Fp. ile 5 91 , p .

220 0Records Rcontained ein eerthe dsprobate eocase fttaiftedfile itthat tfiewere pcopied roor btransferred ate e ase f ile th at w ere e ep ied e r tr aA sfe rre d from tfiethe jujuvenile vcourt ea ile ee u rt file eeconcerning ae era ia ~ the eascase eshall s h all be ssubject ub je ct to ssection ee232.147 tioand aother 23confidentiality 2.1provisions 47of athis adchapter ofor thcases ernot einvolving oajuvenile fidelinquency. de a tia lity p ro v isio as o f tfiis ea ap te r f or e as es ao t ia vo lvi a~ ju v e aile d elia q ue ae y.

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3232. .

SSection ec235A.15, tiosubsection n 23 5A .1 5, su bs ec tio n 2, paparagraph rad, grasubparagraphs ph d , s ub pa rag ra ph s (1) aand nd(2), (Code 2)2019, ,are Camended o de 20 19 , a re am end ed to reread adas afollows: s fo llo w s:

(1) To a jujuvenile vcourt eninvolved ile co u rt inv o lve d in an aadjudication dor juddisposition ic atio n o r of a cchild hildnamed nam ed in a repreport o rt or a chchild ildthat th at is ththe esubject d isp o si tion s ub je ct of a gguardianship uaproceeding rdunder ianchapter sh232D ip p roc ee din g un d er ch ap te r 2 32D .

a t da ta is (2) To a ddistrict iscourt tricupon t c ou rt up on a finfinding dinthat gdata tis hnecessary nfor ec es sa ry fo r the rresolution esof olu tio n o f an isissue suarising e ar isin g in any pphase hof ase o f a ccase asinvolving echild invabuse o lvin g c h ild ab us e or gguardianship uaproceedings rdfor ian sh ip pr oc ee din gs fo r a cchild hiunder ldchapter un232D. de r ch ap ter 2 32D .

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3333. .

SSection ec235B.6, tionsubsection 232, 5Bparagraph .6d, ,Code s2019, ub se ctio n 2 , p ar ag rap h d , C od e 01 9, is amamended end ed by aadding ddthe ingfollowing th e fo llo w ing new ssubparagraphs: ub p ara gra p hs :

NNEW EWSUBPARAGRAPH S UB PAR A GR APH .

(5(5) )To T o a juvjuvenile ecourt niinvolved le co ur t in v olv ed in an aadjudication djor uddisposition ic atio n o r d is po s itio n of a cchild hithat ld th at is ththe esubject s ub je ct of a gguardianship uproceeding ardunder ianchapter sh232D. ip p roc ee din g u nd er ch a pte r 232 D .

NNEW EWSUBPARAGRAPH SU B PAR A GR APH .

(6(6) )To T o a ddistrict icourt strupon ic t c o ur t u pon a fifinding ndthat indata g th a t d a ta is nnecessary ec ess ary for ththe eresolution reof soan luissue tioarising n o f a n iss ue a ris in g in any pphase haof se o f a ccase aseinvolving invproceedings ofor l in g p roc ee din g s f or a cchild hilguardianship dunder gchapter ua232D. rd ian sh ip u nd er ch ap te r 232 D .

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3434. .

SSection ec602.7101, tionsubsection 60 2.7 10 1, suCode b2019, seis ctioamended n 1 , C od e 20 19 , i s am end ed to reread adas afollows: s fo llow s:

A1. ju v en ile c ou rt is e sta b lish ed in ea ch c ou n t .

TA hejuvenile jucourt v en ile c ou rt is westablished ithin the d is tr ic t c o urt an d ha s the ju r isd ic tio n p rov id ed in ceach hcounty. ap ter c ha p ters 2 32 an d 23 2D .

SThe ejuvenile c.court is within the district court and has the jurisdiction provided in chapter chapters 232 and 232D.

35Sec. .

S35. ec tion 60 2.8 10 2, su b se ctio n 4 2, Co de 2 01 9, is am e nd ed to re ad a s fo lo w s :

SeSection rve602.8102, asubsection s42, cleCode rk2019, ois famended theto juvread eas nilefollows: c o ur t a nd c arry ou t d u ties a s pro v ide d in c ha pte r ch ap te rs 23 2 a nd 2 32 0 a nd a rt ic le o f t hi s ch ap te r.

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36Serve .as clerk of the juvenile court and carry out duties as provided in chapter chapters 232 and 232D and article 7 of this chapter.

SSec. ec tion 63 3.1 0, su b se ctio n 3 , C od e 20 19 , i s am en ded to rea d as fo llow s:

C36. o nse rv ato rsh ips an d gu ar dia ns hip s.

aSection .633.10, subsection 3, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:

IPft3. E xc ept as p ro vid ed f or in p ar ag rap h -b -, th e ap p oin tm en t o f co n se rva to rs and g u ar dia ns ;

theConservatorships gand raguardianships. ntin g House Fi le 591, p .

21a. o f l e t t e r s of c o n se rv a to rsh ip and g u a rd ia n sh ip ;

thThe eExcept aas dprovided mfor in isparagraph tra“b”, tiothe nappointment ,of sconservators e ttle m e n t and cguardians; lo s in g o f c o n se rv a to rsh ip s and g u a rd ia n sh ip s.

the granting House File 591, p.

21 of letters of conservatorship and guardianship;

the administration, settlement and closing of conservatorships and guardianships.

BBeginning eginningthe theffective edate eof fthis fAct, e c tiv e d a te o f t h i s A ct, minor gguardianships uare a rd ia n sh ip s a re under ththe eexclusive ejurisdiction xof cthe lujuvenile sivcourt epursuant juto, r is d ic tio n o f th e ju v e n ile c o u rt p u rsu an t to , and except as limlimited ite d by, cchapter h232D. a p te r 2320.

SSection e c tio n 633.552, susubsection b se c tio n 2, Code 2019, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:

That ththe e proposed ward iis s in eeither ith e r of ththe efollowing followcategories: ing c a te g o rie s :

IIs s a person whose decision-mdecision-making akingcapacity cis a p a c ity i s so imimpaired pairedthat ththe a t th e person iis s unable to ccare afor rethe foperson’s rpersonal thsafety e p e rs o n 's p e rso n a l s a fe ty or to aattend tte n d to oor rprovide pfor ronecessities vfor idthe e fo r n e c e s s itie s fo r th e person such as food, sshelter, hclothing, e lte r , c lo th in g , or mmedical edicalcare, cwithout a re , w ithout which pphysical hinjury y sic a l in ju ry or iillness lmight loccur. n e s s m ight o ccu r.

bb. .

IIs s a mminor. inor.

SSection e c tio n 633.554, susubsection b se c tio n 2, Code 2019, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:

IIf fthe th e proposed ward iis s a mminor iaor or iif fthe th e proposed ward iis s an aadult d u lt under a standby ppetition e t i t i o n and ththe ecourt cdetermines, opursuant u rt d eterm in es, p u rsu an t to ssection e c tio n 633.561, susubsection b1, se c tio n , paragraph ''b-,“b”, ththat athe t th e proposed ward iis sentitled e n t i t l e d to rerepresentation, pnotice re s e n ta tio n , n o tic e in ththe e manner oof foriginal onotice, r ig in a l n o tic e , or ananother o th er form oof fnotice nordered o tic e o rd ered by ththe ecourt, c o u rt, given to ththe eattorney aappointed tto rn e y ap p o in ted to rerepresent pthe re s e n t th e ward iis snotice n o tic e to ththe e proposed ward.

NNotice oticeshall salso h a ll a ls o be servserved edupon: upon~ (1) ~he p a re a ts e f th e proposed w are, i f th e p rep esee ware i s a m iner.

(2)(1) ~heThe thparents eof spousethe o f th e proposed wward, ardif ,the i f th e proposed ward iis s an a dminor. u lt.

I(2) fThe ththe espouse proposedof wardthe hasproposed noward, spouse,if nthe o tic e s h a ll be served upon th e proposed wward ardis 'san aadult. d u lt c h ild re n , i f any.

If the proposed ward has no spouse, notice shall be served upon the proposed ward’s adult children, if any.

SSection e c tio n 633.557, susubsection b1, se c tio n 1 , Code 2019, iis s amended to read as fofollows: llo w s:

A1. g u ard ian may a ls o be ap p o in ted by th e c o u rt upon th e v e r if ie d p e t i t i o n o f th e proposed ward, w ithout fu rth e r n o tic e , i f th e prepesed ware i s e th e r ta a a a m iner eaeer th e age e f Ho use F ile 591 , p .

22A feguardian trtemay eaalso yebe arsappointed ,by pthe rovcourt iupon ed the cverified oupetition rtof dthe etermproposed inward, eswithout thafurther tnotice, suif chthe anproposed apward pois iother tmthan ena tminor wunder illthe inuage re to th e b e st in ter es t of theHouse apFile p591, licap. nt.

H22 owfourteen eveyears, r,provided ifthe ancourt invdetermines oluthat ntasuch ryan peappointment titionwill isinure pto enthe dingbest ,interest thof ethe capplicant. ou rt s ha ll be go vern ed by se ction 6 33 .

34However, .if an involuntary petition is pending, the court shall be governed by section 633.634.

TThe hepetition peshall titioprovide nthe shproposed allward pnotice rov ide th e p rop osed w ard no tice of a gguardian’s upowers ardas ianprovided ' po w ers a s p rovid ed in sesection ctio633.562. n 63 3.56 2.

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SSection ectio633.561, nsubsection 633 .56 1, sparagraph ub sec tion 1, pa ragra ph b, CoCode de2019, 019 , is amamended endto edread t re ad as follofollows: w s:

If the pproposed ropoward sed w ard is eitheither er a mminor iaor er e r an adadult uunder lt un der a stanstandby dbypetition, pthe etitiocourt nshall ,determine thwhether, eunder cothe urtcircumstances sh all d eterm i e w heth er, u nd er th e c ircum stan ces of the cacase, se, the pproposed ropoward sed w ard is eentitled n titled to rerepresentation. pre se nta to n .

TThe hedetermination deteregarding rmrepresentation inmay ationbe remade gardwith ingor rwithout epnotice rese nta tion m ay b e m ade w ith o r w ith ou t no tice to ththe eproposed pward, ropo sed w ard , as ththe ecourt cdeems ounecessary. rt de em s n ece ssa ry.

If the cocourt udetermines rtthat dethe termproposed inward es th a t th e pro po sed w ard is eentitled n titled to rerepresentation, prthe esecourt ntashall tionappoint ,an thattorney eto corepresent urtthe sproposed haward. ll pr ese nt t e pro pos ed wa rd.

AAfter ftermaking apthe podetermination intregarding anrepresentation, attorthe neycourt toshall rset e m akin g th e dete rm ina tion re gard ing re pr ese nta tion , th e cou rt sh a llhearing seon tthe apetition, he aring o n th e p e tition , and proprovide vid e for nonotice tice on ththe edetermination dregarding eterepresentation rm ina ti n reg ard ing re pre sen tatio n and ththe edate d ate for hhearing. earin g.

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SSection ectio633.635, nsubsection 633 .63 5, sCode ub2019, sec tion 5, Co de 201 9, is amamended en ded to read as fofollows: ll w s:

FFrom rtime m tim e to timtime, eupon , up on a pproper ropshowing, erthe showcourt inmay g,modify ththe erespective coresponsibilities urtof mthe ayguardian mand odthe ifyward, thafter enotice resp ec tive re sp o ns ibilitie s o f t e gu ardia n a nd th e w a r , a fter n otic e to ththe eward wand a r an dopportunity a n o pp ortu nity to be hheard. eard .

Any mmodification othat dificawould tionbe thmore atrestrictive wo uld b e m o r re stric tiv e or bburdensome urden som e for the wward ardshall sh all be basebased d o n c lea r an d c on vincclear ingand evconvincing ideevidence ncethat th at the wward ardcontinues c on tinu es to ffall allwithin wthe ithincategories thof esection c633.552, atesubsection go ries o f se ctio n 63 3.55 2, sparagraph ub“a” secor tion“b”, 2,and pathat ragrathe phfacts ~ajustify - e r ~bN , a ndmodification thof at the faguardianship. cts ju stify a m o dific ation o f th e g ua rdia nsh ip.

SSection ec633.551 toapplies n 63 3.551 a pp lies to the mmodification oproceedings. difica tion pr oce ed ing s.

AAny nymodification mthat owould dific ation th at w ould be lesless srestrictive rfor estthe rictivward eshall fo r th e w a r sh a ll be babased sedupon upproof onin paccordance roowith fthe irequirements a cco rdan ce w ith th e req uirem e nts of sesection ctio633.675. n 63 3.67 5.

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SSection ectio633.679, nsubsection 632, 3.67Code 9,2019, s ub sec tion 2 , Co de 201 9, is amamended en ded by strikstriking ingthe tsubsection. e sub se ction .

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REREPEAL. PEA L.

SSection ectio633.559, nCode 62019, 33 .559 , C ode 20 19, is reprepealed. eale d.

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EFEFFECTIVE FECDATE. TIVE D AT E.

TThis hAct itakes Aeffect ctJanuary ta kes e ffec t Ja nu ary 1, 0202020. .

House FFile ile591, 591p. , p .

23 SAPPLThisSec. Act applies to guardianships aguproceedings of minors established or pending '=..'10~ .

CHARLES45. SCHNEIDER President of the Senate is known as House F ile 591, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.use and CARMINE BOAL Chief Clerk of the House po~.-, 2019 Governor

APPLICABILITY.

This Act applies to guardianships and guardianship proceedings of minors established or pending before, on, or after January 1, 2020.

______________________________ ______________________________ LINDA UPMEYER CHARLES SCHNEIDER Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 591, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.

______________________________ CARMINE BOAL Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2019 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor