235B.17 Provision of protective services with the consent of dependent adult — caretaker refusal.
1. If a caretaker of a dependent adult, who consents to the receipt of protective services, refuses to allow provision of the services, the department may petition the court with probate jurisdiction in the county in which the dependent adult resides for an order enjoining the caretaker from interfering with the provision of services.
2. The petition shall be verified and shall allege specific facts sufficient to demonstrate that the dependent adult is in need of protective services and consents to the provision of services and that the caretaker refuses to allow provision of the services. The petition shall include all of the following:
a. The name, date of birth, and address of the dependent adult alleged to be in need of protective services.
b. The protective services required.
c. The name and address of the caretaker refusing to allow the provision of services.
3. The court shall set the case for hearing within fourteen days of the filing of the petition. The dependent adult and the caretaker refusing to allow the provision of services shall receive at least five days’ notice of the hearing.
4. If the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that the dependent adult is in need of protective services and consents to the services and that the caretaker refuses to allow the services, the judge may issue an order enjoining the caretaker from interfering with the provision of the protective services.
96 Acts, ch 1130, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 107, §2
Referred to in §235B.16A, 235E.4
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