A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding.

This bill (SSB 1008) changes Iowa law to require that family interactions continue during ongoing child in need of assistance (CINA) cases, even if a parent doesn’t follow court orders. It directly affects parents and children involved in CINA proceedings by making it harder to stop visits. The key change lowers the standard for halting interactions: current law allows termination if interactions are "detrimental," but this bill requires a court to find "substantial evidence" of an imminent risk to the child’s life or health before stopping visits. The bill does not alter existing protections for children but clarifies that routine noncompliance by parents cannot automatically end family contact.