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2019 Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 600A - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
Section 600A.6A - Right to and appointment of counsel.
Universal Citation: IA Code § 600A.6A (2019)
600A.6A Right to and appointment of counsel.
1. Upon the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights under this chapter, the parent identified in the petition shall have the right to counsel in connection with all subsequent hearings and proceedings.
2. If the parent against whom the petition is filed desires but is financially unable to employ counsel, the court shall appoint counsel for the person if the person requests appointment of counsel and the court determines that the person is indigent.
2005 Acts, ch 107, §4, 14; 2014 Acts, ch 1038, §3, 5
Referred to in §600A.6, 600A.6B, 602.1302
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