Geringer v. Iowa Department of Human Services

CARTER, Justice.

Ellen Geringer, the mother of Kelsey Ger-inger, appeals from a judgment upholding an adverse determination by the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) with respect to her efforts to have a child abuse report, which had been filed against her -with regard to Kelsey, officially expunged from DHS’s central registry. At the time of the abuse report, Kelsey was a few days more than one year of age. After reviewing the arguments presented, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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