1. As soon as practicable following the entry of an order of adjudication pursuant to section 232.47 or notification that the child has been placed on youthful offender status pursuant to section 907.3A, the court shall hold a dispositional hearing in order to determine what disposition should be made of the matter.
2. The court shall hold a periodic dispositional review hearing for each child in placement pursuant to section 232.52, subsection 2, paragraph “d” or “e”, to determine the future\n\nTue Dec 09 22:21:32 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 232 (92, 1) 37 JUVENILE JUSTICE, §232.52\n\ndisposition status of the child. The hearings shall not be waived or continued beyond twelve months after the last dispositional hearing or dispositional review hearing.
3. At dispositional hearings under this section all relevant and material evidence shall be admitted.
4. When a dispositional hearing under this section is concluded the court shall enter an order to make any one or more of the dispositions authorized under section 232.52. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §232.31; C79, 81, §232.50] 87 Acts, ch 159, §1; 97 Acts, ch 99, §1; 97 Acts, ch 126, §25; 2013 Acts, ch 42, §7 Referred to in §232.9, 232.11, 232.52, 232.103 \n
Notes of Decisions
In the Interest of Rousselow, 341 N.W.2d 760 (Iowa 1983).
· cites it 12× “See Iowa Code § 232.50 . At the outset of the hearing, the predisposition and social investigation report, and a letter from the psychiatric clinic that examined the juvenile, were received into evidence.”
In the Interest of C. D. P., 315 N.W.2d 731 (Iowa 1982).
· cites it 6× “52, The Code, can be invoked only after a dispositional hearing under section 232.50. The hearing under section 232.”
In Interest of RF, 471 N.W.2d 821 (Iowa 1991).
· cites it 2× “The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of section 232.50. It is apparent that this statute does not expressly allow for the summary removal of a child pending modification or termination of a CINA order, as was done here.”
In the Interest of B.L., 491 N.W.2d 789 (Iowa Ct. App. 1992).
· cites it 4× “52(1) provides: Pursuant to a hearing as provided in section 232.50, the court shall enter the least restrictive dispositional order appropriate in view of the seriousness of the delinquent act, the child's culpability as indicated by the circumstances of the particular case,…”
In the Interest of G.J.A., 547 N.W.2d 3 (Iowa 1996).
“§ 232.50(1). The adjudication order is entered by the court following a finding that the child has committed a delinquent act.”
In the Interest of M.M.C., 564 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 1997).
· cites it 2× “§ 232.50(2). The hearing cannot be waived or continued beyond eighteen months after the last dispositional hearing or dispositional review hearing.”
In the Interest of J.V., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 6× “See Iowa Code §§ 232.50 (3) (“At dispositional hearings under this section all relevant and material evidence shall be admitted.”
In the Interest of Z.N., Minor Child, Z.N., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “Under Iowa law: Pursuant to a hearing as provided in section 232.50, the court shall enter the least restrictive dispositional order appropriate in view of the seriousness of the delinquent act, the child’s culpability as indicated by the circumstances of the particular case,…”
In the Interest of J.H., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 2× “53(2) states a dispositional order filed before a child turns seventeen “automatically terminate[s] when the child becomes eighteen years of age, except as provided in subsection 3”; and (3) subsection 3, which authorizes an extension of dispositional orders for juveniles…”
— Iowa Code § 232.50(1) — 2 cases
In the Interest of Rousselow, 341 N.W.2d 760 (Iowa 1983).
“See Iowa Code § 232.50 . At the outset of the hearing, the predisposition and social investigation report, and a letter from the psychiatric clinic that examined the juvenile, were received into evidence.”
In the Interest of G.J.A., 547 N.W.2d 3 (Iowa 1996).
“§ 232.50(1). The adjudication order is entered by the court following a finding that the child has committed a delinquent act.”
— Iowa Code § 232.50(2) — 1 case
In the Interest of M.M.C., 564 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 1997).
“§ 232.50(2). The hearing cannot be waived or continued beyond eighteen months after the last dispositional hearing or dispositional review hearing.”
— Iowa Code § 232.50(3) — 1 case
In the Interest of J.V., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
“See Iowa Code §§ 232.50 (3) (“At dispositional hearings under this section all relevant and material evidence shall be admitted.”
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