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Harter v. State

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 4, 1967No. 52256PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStuart, J.

The Polk County juvenile authorities instituted these proceedings under chapter 232, Code of Iowa, as amended by the Sixty-first General Assembly, seeking to sever and terminate the parent-child relationship between Joann Ford Harter and Tammy Lynn Ford, her daughter. The juvenile court found Mrs. Harter was unfit to retain the custody of her child because of her low mentality, mistreatment of the child and her immoral conduct. The parent-child relationship was severed and the child’s custody was retained by the court for the purpose of placing her in a foster home or approving a permanent…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Holmes' AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  3. People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
  4. Jenkins v. JenkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  5. In Re Appeal of DattiloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Leas in Interest of O'NealSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  2. Interest of RwbNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Orcutt v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  4. In Re DelaneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  5. In the Interest of LongSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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