{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-600.25","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 600.25","heading":"Pending parental rights unaffected.","body":"A termination of parental rights proceeding or an adoption proceeding pending on January 1, 1977, or a release of parental rights or affidavit of consent or consent to adopt properly given prior to January 1, 1977 shall not be affected by the provisions of chapter 600A.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 600 - ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/600.25.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"453ae425c0ab0375c9b354dec275fa35897b604950d48ad175d71de42e3d3422","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-600.24","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-600a.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}