Legal Opinion
Alsager v. District Court of Polk Cty., Iowa
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided December 19, 1975No. Civ. 73-79-2PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER FOR ' JUDGMENT
HANSON, Chief Judge.
In May of 1970, the Juvenile Division of the District Court of Polk County entered an order terminating the parental rights of Charles and Darlene Alsager “in and to” five of their six children. In March of 1973, this action was brought attacking the constitutionality of those termination proceedings. The Alsagers seek a declaratory judgment to the effect that Iowa’s parent-child termination statute is unconstitutional both on its face, and as it was applied to them. Plaintiffs also complain of alleged procedural…
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