{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.120","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 232.120","heading":"Preadoptive care — continued placement.","body":"If a foster parent is providing preadoptive care to a child for whom a termination of parental rights petition has been filed, the placement of the child with that foster parent shall continue through the termination of parental rights proceeding unless the court orders otherwise based upon the best interests of the child.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE","Subchapter IV - TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP PROCEEDING"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/232.120.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"c22a2c28f7b6694cdf509d50c6ef5a1b4526006118465a31e06872ceec8992f0","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.119","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}