Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 232.101A (2026)

Appointment of guardian

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1. After a dispositional hearing the court may close the child in need of assistance case and appoint a guardian pursuant to sections 232D.308 and 232D.401 if all of the following conditions are met: \n Tue Dec 09 22:21:33 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 232 (92, 1) 77 JUVENILE JUSTICE, §232.102\n\n a. The person receiving guardianship meets the definition of custodian in section 232.2.

b. The person receiving guardianship has assumed responsibility for the child prior to filing of the petition under this subchapter and has maintained placement of the child since the filing of the petition under this subchapter.

c. The parent of the child does not appear at the dispositional hearing, or the parent appears at the dispositional hearing, does not object to the transfer of guardianship, and agrees to waive the requirement for making reasonable efforts as defined in section 232.102A.

2. If the court appoints a guardian pursuant to subsection 1, the court may close the child in need of assistance case. The court shall inform the proposed guardian of the guardian’s reporting duties under section 232D.501 and other duties under chapter 232D. The court shall direct the clerk of court, once the proposed guardian has filed an oath of office and identification, to issue letters of appointment for guardianship. 2014 Acts, ch 1048, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 56, §30, 44, 45; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2025 Acts, ch 86, §60 Referred to in §232.99, 232.103, 232.127, 232D.201 Subsection 1, paragraph c amended \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2017–2026 · leading case: In re Guardianship of G.B. (Iowa Ct. App. 2024).

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In re Guardianship of G.B. (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 6× “201(2), which provides that the “court may appoint a guardian for a minor in a child in need of assistance case pursuant to section 232.101A, 232.103A, or 232.104.” Those provisions may or may not involve parental consent.”

In Re the Matter of the Guardianship of L.O. & D.O. Heidi Lynn Ortmann (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “If a guardian was appointed due to the transfer of the case pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.101A, as this case was, “the court shall not enter an order terminating the guardianship before the child becomes age eighteen unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence…”

In the Interest of K.K. & K.K., Minor Child., S.K., Grandmother (Guardian), S.K., Mother (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). “§§ 232.101A(2) (stating the court “may” close the child in need of assistance case by 7 The grandmother had ample opportunity to demonstrate her ability to care for the children and protect them from their mother’s volatile behaviors and third- party harm.”

In the Interest of M.N., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). “§ 232.101A, or transferring legal custody of the child to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (the department).”

In the Interest of M.P., H.P., C.P., & A.P., Minor Child. (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “§ 232.101A; or transferring legal custody of the children to HHS, id.”

In the Interest of H.C., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2026). “§ 232.101A; or transfer custody to the department for placement, id.”

— Iowa Code § 232.101A(2) — 1 case

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