Legal Opinion
In the Interest of S.J.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 21, 1990No. 89-459PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
In this appeal the mother challenges the juvenile court ruling terminating her parental rights with respect to her son, S.J. The legal father voluntarily consented to the termination of his parental rights and is not a party to this appeal. The court of appeals reversed the judgment, holding that there was not clear and convincing evidence to support the termination. We affirm the ruling of the court of appeals.
The mother, S.S., was born in 1959. While growing up, she was an admittedly difficult child who was frequently truant from school; she left home when she was…
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