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249F.5 FILING AND DOCKETING OF ORDER -- ORDER
EFFECTIVE AS COURT DECREE.
1. A true copy of an order entered by the department of human
services pursuant to this chapter, along with a true copy of the
return of service, if applicable, may be filed in the office of the
clerk of the district court in the county in which the transferee
resides or, if the transferee resides in another state, in the office
of the district court in the county in which the transferor resides.
2. The department of human services order shall be presented, ex
parte, to the district court for review and approval. Unless defects
appear on the face of the order or on the attachments, the district
court shall approve the order. The approved order shall have all
force, effect, and attributes of a docketed order or decree of the
district court.
3. Upon filing, the clerk shall enter the order in the judgment
docket. Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 106, §5
