# Iowa Code § 232.1: Rules of construction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 232.1
- **Heading:** Rules of construction
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.1

## Text

This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that each child under the jurisdiction of the court shall receive, preferably in the child’s own home, the care, guidance and control that will best serve the child’s welfare and the best interest of the state. When a child is removed from the control of the child’s parents, the court shall secure the least restrictive care for the child’s placement with a preference for placement with the child’s family or a fictive kin.

[S13, §254-a14; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3617; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §232.1]2022 Acts, ch 1098, §1

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 232.1 Rules of construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.1A Foster care placement — annual goal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.1A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.3 Concurrent court proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.3A Authority relating to action to overcome paternity in a child in need of assistance or termination of parental rights proceeding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.3A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.4 Jurisdiction — support obligation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.5 Abortion performed on a minor — waiver of notification proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.6 Jurisdiction — adoptions and terminations of parental rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.7 Iowa Indian child welfare Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.7A Rules of juvenile procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.7A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.7B Applicability of this chapter prior to July 1, 1979.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.7B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.8 Jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.9 Motion for change of judge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 232.10 Venue.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C232_S232.10.md)

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