Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Iowa Department of Social Services
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 13, 1972No. 55129PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
The determinative issue in this appeal is whether a stepparent living with his stepchildren in Iowa has the same obligation as a natural parent to support them.
Mrs. Carrie Kelley has four children and one grandchild. Prior to December 20, 1970, the family in question consisted of these six individuals. Mrs. Kelley received child support for the four children from her former husband in the amount of $195 (all figures are monthly), public assistance in the form of aid to dependent children (ADC) for herself and the four children in an amount not shown, and a separate ADC…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lewis v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Davis Ex Rel. Grant v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- Gerdes v. WeiserSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Littlefield v. State, Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Johansen v. JohansenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- Brown v. HecklerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- Moen v. McNamaraSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- State, Department of Social Services, Cedar County Ex Rel. Brecht v. BrechtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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