1. An adoption petition shall not be granted unless the following persons consent to the
adoption or unless the juvenile court or court makes a determination under subsection 4:
a. Any guardian of the person to be adopted.
b. The spouse of a petitioner who is a stepparent.
c. The spouse of a petitioner who is separately petitioning to adopt an adult person.
d. The person to be adopted if that person is fourteen years of age or older.
2. A consent to the adoption shall be in writing, shall name the person to be adopted and
the petitioner, shall be signed by the person consenting, and shall be made in the following
manner:
a. If by any minor person to be adopted who is fourteen years of age or older, in the
presence of the juvenile court or court in which the adoption petition is filed.
b. If by any other person, either in the presence of the juvenile court or court in which the
adoption petition is filed or before a notary public as provided in chapter 9B.
3. A consent to the adoption may be withdrawn prior to the issuance of an adoption decree
under section 600.13 by the filing of an affidavit of consent withdrawal with the juvenile court
or court. Such affidavit shall be treated in the same manner as an attached verified statement
is treated under subsection 4.
4. If any person required to consent under this section refuses to or cannot be located to
give consent, the petitioner may attach to the petition a verified statement of such refusal
or lack of location. The juvenile court or court shall then determine, at the adoption hearing
prescribed in section 600.12, whether, in the best interests of the person to be adopted and the
petitioner, any particular consent shall be unnecessary to the granting of an adoption petition.
[R60, §2600, 2601; C73, §2307, 2308; C97, §3250, 3251; C24, §10496, 10497; C27, 31, 35,
§10501-b1, 10501-b3; C39, §10501.1, 10501.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §600.1, 600.3;
C77, 79, 81, §600.7]
2000 Acts, ch 1145, §7 – 9; 2012 Acts, ch 1050, §53, 60
Referred to in §600.6, 600.11, 600.14A
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Notes of Decisions
In Re Adoption of B J.H., 564 N.W.2d 387 (Iowa 1997).
· cites it 4× “One of the categories of persons entitled to this notice is any person "required to consent under section 600.7.” Iowa Code § 600.11 (2)(d).”
Matter of Adoption of Gardiner, 287 N.W.2d 555 (Iowa 1980).
“21, The Code (modification of dissolution decrees); § 600.7, The Code 1975 (prior provision authorizing nullification of adoptions).”
Patterson v. Keleher, 365 N.W.2d 22 (Iowa 1985).
“The court further concluded the failure to give Beverly notice of the adoption petition did not deprive her of due process, she not being a person entitled to notice under the relevant adoption statutes, Iowa Code sections 600.7 and 600.11. It is from this order that Beverly…”
Aslin v. Seamon, 587 P.2d 875 (Kan. 1978).
“Iowa: Iowa Code Ann. § 600.7 (West 1978 Supp.) (guardian).”
State v. Duncan, 841 N.W.2d 604 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013).
“177 (driving instruction permits); § 600.7(l)(d) (consent to adoption); § 692A.”
In the Interest of T.J. & D.J., Minor Child. (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 14× “See Iowa Code § 600.7 . Both the children’s legal guardian, DHS, and their GAL, each having the responsibility to promote the children’s interests, informed the juvenile court adoption by J.”
In Re the Adoption of J.B.H., Minor Child, P.B. (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 600.7 (1) (2014). When the DHS is chosen to provide adoptive services, it is vested, by statute, with the authority to adopt rules that govern the selection process and criteria, with the overriding goal of “placing a child in a stable home environment as…”
In the Interest of N.G., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 2× “10 a best interest standard pursuant to Iowa Code section 600.7(4). We, however, do not interpret a potential objection to a future adoption to require placement back in an unsafe home.”
— Iowa Code § 600.7(1) — 1 case
In the Interest of T.J. & D.J., Minor Child. (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
“See Iowa Code § 600.7 . Both the children’s legal guardian, DHS, and their GAL, each having the responsibility to promote the children’s interests, informed the juvenile court adoption by J.”
— Iowa Code § 600.7(3) — 1 case
In the Interest of T.J. & D.J., Minor Child. (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
“See Iowa Code § 600.7 . Both the children’s legal guardian, DHS, and their GAL, each having the responsibility to promote the children’s interests, informed the juvenile court adoption by J.”
— Iowa Code § 600.7(4) — 2 cases
In the Interest of N.G., Minor Child (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
“10 a best interest standard pursuant to Iowa Code section 600.7(4). We, however, do not interpret a potential objection to a future adoption to require placement back in an unsafe home.”
In the Interest of T.J. & D.J., Minor Child. (Iowa Ct. App. 2020).
“See Iowa Code § 600.7 . Both the children’s legal guardian, DHS, and their GAL, each having the responsibility to promote the children’s interests, informed the juvenile court adoption by J.”
— Iowa Code § 600.7(l)(d) — 2 cases
In Re Adoption of B J.H., 564 N.W.2d 387 (Iowa 1997).
“One of the categories of persons entitled to this notice is any person "required to consent under section 600.7.” Iowa Code § 600.11 (2)(d).”
State v. Duncan, 841 N.W.2d 604 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013).
“177 (driving instruction permits); § 600.7(l)(d) (consent to adoption); § 692A.”
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