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Terms Used In Iowa Code 233A.10

  • Child: includes but shall not be limited to a stepchild, foster child, or legally adopted child and means a child actually or apparently under eighteen years of age, and a dependent person eighteen years of age or over who is unable to maintain the person's self and is likely to become a public charge. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • Party: means a petitioner, a respondent, or a person who intervenes in a proceeding instituted under this chapter. See Iowa Code 252A.2
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
 It shall be unlawful for any parent or other person not a party to the placing of a child in foster care to interfere in any manner or assume or exercise any control over the child or the child’s earnings. The child’s earnings shall be used, held, or otherwise applied for the exclusive benefit of the child, in accordance with section 234.37.