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.
Iowa Code § 600.6A
Court determination regarding appointment of guardian ad litem
2016 Acts, ch 1069, §2
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