600B.21 Death, absence or mental illness of mother — testimony receivable. If after the complaint the mother dies or becomes mentally ill or cannot be found within the jurisdiction, the proceeding does not abate, but the child shall be substituted as complainant.The testimony of the mother taken by deposition as in other civil cases, may in any such casebe read as evidence and in all cases shall be read as evidence if demanded by the defendant. [C27, 31, 35, §12667-a31; C39, §12667.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.21] C93, §600B.21Referred to in §229.27 Sat Dec 23 11:14:00 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 600B.21 (16, 0)
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