{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-600.6a","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 600.6A","heading":"Court determination regarding appointment of guardian ad litem.","body":"Prior to ordering a hearing on the adoption petition, the court shall make a determination of the need for a guardian ad litem for a minor child to be adopted and shall, in writing, either appoint or waive the appointment of a guardian ad litem for purposes of the adoption proceeding in the order setting the adoption hearing.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 600 - ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/600.6A.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"6fa5c65603c2688e768ac0499a9c29237dd32daa504f6d63e62835ab055f0758","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-600.6","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-600.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}