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Iowa Code § 232D.103 (2026)
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The juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction in a guardianship proceeding for appointment of a guardian for a minor and in a proceeding concerning the guardianship of a minor. 2019 Acts, ch 56, §3, 44, 45; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §1 Referred to in §232D.311
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cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2022 · leading case: In the Interest of L.B., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
In the Interest of L.B., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). “Iowa Code § 232D.103 (“The juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction in a guardianship proceeding concerning a minor who is alleged to be in need of a guardianship.”
In the Matter of the Guardianships of J.W. & J.W., Minor Child. (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). “Iowa Code § 232D.103 (2020). This action was governed by the 2018 Iowa Code, which includes a presumption that a parent is the preferred guardian for a child.”
In the Interest of R.H., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). “See Iowa Code § 232D.103. We note new chapter 232D took effect January 1, 2020.”
In the Interest of C.S., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). “See Iowa Code § 232D.103. Before the guardianship petition was filed, the juvenile court filed a ”bridge order” transferring jurisdiction of the child from the juvenile court to the district court following a child-in-need-of- assistance action.”
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