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House
File
2276
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2276
BY
FISHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
financial
responsibilities
of
a
parent,
1
or
an
individual
who
has
a
parent-child
relationship
with
2
a
child,
whose
parental
rights
are
terminated
in
whole
or
3
in
part
for
committing
domestic
abuse,
or
assault
against
a
4
family
member.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
6
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
232.121
Attorney
fees
——
court
1
costs
——
child
support.
2
If
a
court
terminates
the
parental
rights
of
a
parent
in
3
whole
or
in
part
because
the
parent
was
found
to
have
engaged
4
in
domestic
abuse
as
defined
in
section
236.2,
or
was
convicted
5
of
assault
as
defined
in
section
708.1
against
a
family
member,
6
the
court
shall
order
the
parent
whose
parental
rights
were
7
terminated
to
pay
court
costs
related
to
the
termination,
and
8
reasonable
attorney
fees
the
child’s
other
parent
incurred
due
9
to
the
termination
of
parental
rights
proceedings.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
252A.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
An
individual
is
liable
for
the
support
13
of
a
child
if
all
of
the
following
apply:
14
a.
The
individual
had
a
parent-child
relationship
with
the
15
child.
16
b.
A
court
entered
a
support
order
requiring
the
individual
17
to
pay
for
the
support
of
the
child,
and
the
support
order
has
18
not
terminated.
19
c.
The
child
is
under
eighteen
years
of
age.
20
d.
After
being
ordered
to
pay
for
the
child’s
support,
21
the
individual’s
parental
rights
to
the
child
were
terminated
22
in
whole
or
in
part
because
the
individual
was
found
to
have
23
engaged
in
domestic
abuse
as
defined
in
section
236.2,
or
was
24
convicted
of
assault
as
defined
in
section
708.1
against
a
25
family
member.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
the
financial
responsibilities
of
a
30
parent,
or
an
individual
who
has
a
parent-child
relationship
31
with
a
child,
whose
parental
rights
are
terminated
in
whole
or
32
in
part
for
engaging
in
domestic
abuse,
or
being
convicted
of
33
an
assault
against
a
family
member.
34
If
a
parent’s
parental
rights
are
terminated
for
a
child
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in
whole
or
in
part
because
the
parent
committed
domestic
1
abuse,
or
assault
against
a
family
member,
the
bill
requires
2
the
parent
to
pay
for
court
costs
related
to
the
termination
3
of
parental
rights
and
reasonable
attorney
fees
the
child’s
4
other
parent
incurred
due
to
the
termination
of
parental
rights
5
proceedings.
6
The
bill
makes
an
individual
liable
for
the
support
of
a
7
child
if
the
individual
had
a
parent-child
relationship
with
a
8
child;
a
court
entered
a
support
order
requiring
the
individual
9
to
pay
for
the
support
of
the
child,
and
the
support
order
has
10
not
terminated;
the
child
is
under
18
years
of
age;
and
after
11
being
ordered
to
pay
for
the
child’s
support,
the
individual’s
12
parental
rights
to
the
child
were
terminated
in
whole
or
in
13
part
because
the
individual
was
found
to
have
engaged
in
14
domestic
abuse,
or
was
convicted
of
assault
against
a
family
15
member.
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