A bill for an act relating to the placement of siblings when custody of the siblings has been transferred to the department of health and human services or an agency for placement.

Summary

The bill changes Iowa law so the Department of Health and Human Services does not have to place siblings together if the department already placed one of them and found they have little or no established relationship. This exception applies only when both children’s custody was transferred to the department and the relationship is deemed minimal. It narrows the current requirement that siblings be placed together whenever it is in their best interest.

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