{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.87","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 232.87","heading":"Filing of a child in need of assistance petition — contents of petition.","body":"1. A formal judicial proceeding to determine whether a child is a child in need of assistance under this chapter shall be initiated by the filing of a petition alleging a child to be a child in need of assistance.\n2. A petition may be filed by the department, juvenile court officer, or county attorney.\n3. The department, juvenile court officer, county attorney or judge may authorize the filing of a petition with the clerk of the court by any competent person having knowledge of the circumstances without the payment of a filing fee.\n4. The petition shall be submitted in the form specified in section 232.36.\n5. The petition shall contain the information specified in section 232.36 and a clear and concise summary of the facts which bring the child within the jurisdiction of the court under this subchapter.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE","Subchapter III - CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE PROCEEDINGS","Part 4 - JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/232.87.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"7deaab49292e4e04d91d3ed3b0a1c36e0bdbb390281bcdaea69a82519ebd18c6","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.86","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}