1. “Adoption service provider”, “adult”, “agency”, “biological parent”, “certified adoption investigator”, “child”, “court”, “custodian”, “department”, “guardian”, “guardian ad litem”, “juvenile court”, “minor”, “parent”, “parent-child relationship”, “stepparent”, and “termination of parental rights” mean the same as defined in section 600A.2.
2. “Investigator” means a natural person who is certified or approved by the department,\n\nTue Dec 09 21:59:56 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 600 (37, 1) §600.2, ADOPTION 2\n\nafter inspection by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, as being capable of conducting an investigation under section 600.8. [C77, 79, 81, §600.2] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §64; 94 Acts, ch 1046, §12; 2017 Acts, ch 113, §3; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1245, 2032 \n
Notes of Decisions
In Re Adoption of Cheney, 59 N.W.2d 685 (Iowa 1953).
· cites it 34× “The proposed adopters also allege "the child has been under their care for twelve months prior to the filing of this petition as required by Section 600.2 of the 1950 Code [I.C.A.]." Immediately upon the filing of the adoption petition the court set it for hearing February 1,…”
In re Adoption of Perkins, 49 N.W.2d 248 (Iowa 1951).
· cites it 4× “Code section 600.2. It seems plain the claimed short time since this marriage is not a valid ground for reversal.”
In Re Adoption of Cannon, 53 N.W.2d 877 (Iowa 1952).
· cites it 4× “” (Code section 600.2 requires such investigation but provides it “may be waived by the court where the petitioner or one of the petitioners is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity * *.”
In Re Adoption of Cheney, 56 N.W.2d 145 (Iowa 1952).
· cites it 12× “The Waterloo Family Service League was directed to verify the statements made in the petition and to make further inquiry and investigation as provided by Code section 600.2, I.C.A., and report its findings to the court.”
In Re Adoption of Chinn, 25 N.W.2d 735 (Iowa 1947).
· cites it 2× “The court found also that appellants were of good character, loved the child, were financially able to care for her, that the proposed home and the child were suited to each other, and that no reason appeared why the six-months’ minimum residence requirement of section 600.”
In Re Adoption of Ellis, 149 N.W.2d 804 (Iowa 1967).
· cites it 2× “Section 600.2 provides: “* * * No petition shall be granted until the child shall have lived for twelve months in the proposed home.”
Corbett v. Stergios, 137 N.W.2d 266 (Iowa 1965).
· cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 600.2. Decedent was the great uncle of plaintiff child.”
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