222.17 - ALLEGATIONS VERIFIED. - Iowa Statutes

222.17 ALLEGATIONS VERIFIED. The petition shall be verified by affidavit, may be filed on information or belief, and shall: 1. Allege that such person is mentally retarded within the meaning of this chapter. 2. Allege that the filing of the petition is conducive to the welfare of such person and of the community. 3. List the name and residence of all known persons supervising, caring for, or supporting such person, or assuming, or under obligation to do so. 4. List the name and residence, if known, of the parents of such person and of all other persons legally chargeable with the supervision, care, or support of such person. 5. List the names of all obtainable witnesses known to the petitioner by which the allegations of the petition may be established. 6. State whether such person has been examined by a qualified physician with a view of determining the person's mental condition.          Section History: Early Form [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3414, 3415; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 222.4, 222.5; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 222.17]