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232.87 FILING OF A PETITION -- CONTENTS OF
PETITION.
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.
2. A petition may be filed by the department of human services,
juvenile court officer, or county attorney.
3. 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.
4. The petition shall be submitted in the form specified in
section 232.36.
5. 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
division. Section History: Early Form
[C79, 81, § 232.87] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 83 Acts, ch 186, § 10055, 10201
Referred to in § 232.81, 232.82, 232.95, 232.98, 233.2
