Legal Opinion
In the Interest of N.M.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 23, 1992No. 91-1371PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
The principal issue on this appeal is whether the parental rights of one parent can be terminated pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.116(l)(d) 1 when the child is in the custody of the other parent. Following trial, the juvenile referee refused to terminate the mother’s parental rights to three of her children because they had been placed in the custody of their father. The court of appeals affirmed. As we disagree, we vacate the decision of the court of appeals and reverse the ruling of the juvenile court.
During their marriage, B.M., the mother, and D.M., the father, parented…
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