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In Iowa, stepparent adoptions are filed in District Court under Iowa Code Chapter 600. Iowa has 99 counties, and our document package is customized specifically for your county's requirements and forms. Each county may have slightly different procedures or supplemental forms, and we know exactly what each one requires because we've helped families file in every county in Iowa.
Stepparent adoption in Iowa at a glance
- Court
- District Court
- Residency before filing
- No minimum period
- Typical timeline
- 3-6 months
- Court filing fee
- $150-$250
- Child must consent at age
- 14
- Home study
- Usually waived for stepparents
- Iowa families we've helped
- 521
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