Legal Opinion
J.E.B. v. K.C.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 12, 2004No. 03-1364PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
An indigent mother wants a court-appointed attorney to help fight the termination of her parental rights. The father of the child initiated the termination so his new wife could adopt. The district court refused to appoint the mother an attorney at public expense.
The sole question in this appeal is whether an indigent parent has a right to have an attorney appointed, at public expense, to help defend against an involuntary termination of parental rights brought under Iowa Code chapter 600A. We hold the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution guarantees this right.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
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