Iowa State Law on Adult Adoption
Iowa
Summary: Adults may be adopted with consent of the person to be adopted.
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Most Relevant Iowa Statutes:
§ 600.3
§ 600.7
600.3.
Commencement of adoption action--jurisdiction--forum non conveniens.
a. No termination of parental rights is required if the person to be adopted is an adult.
600.7. Consents to the adoption.
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.
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