Iowa Statutes
§ 238.42 — Agreement in child placements
Iowa § 238.42
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 238.42 (2026).
Text
An agency placing a child in a foster home shall enter into a written agreement with the
person taking the child. The agreement shall provide that the agency shall have access at all
reasonable times to the child and to the home in which the child is living, and may remove
the child from the home whenever, in the opinion of the agency or the department, removal
is in the best interests of the child.
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Legislative History
[C27, 31, 35, §3661-a97; C39, §3661.111; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §238.40; C71, 73, 75, 77,
79, 81, §238.42]
Nearby Sections
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§ 238.1
Definitions§ 238.10
Revocation of license§ 238.12
Appeal — judicial review§ 238.16
Rules and regulations§ 238.18
Duty of licensee§ 238.19
Inspection generally§ 238.20
Minimum inspection — record§ 238.21
Other inspecting agencies§ 238.22
Licensee to aid inspection§ 238.3
Authority to license§ 238.31
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Bluebook (online)
Iowa § 238.42, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ia/238.42.