Legal Opinion

Klobnock Ex Rel. Abbott

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 18, 1981No. 64697PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Justice.

The main question here is whether the parental rights of Michael David Abbott should have been terminated under section 600A.8(4), The Code 1979, for failure to support his natural child, Cody Michael Abbott. We affirm the trial court order terminating the father’s parental rights.

Section 600A.8(4) provides in relevant part:

The juvenile court shall base its findings and order under section 600A.9 on clear and convincing proof. The following shall be, either separately or jointly, grounds for ordering termination of parental rights.

4. A parent has been ordered to contribute…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pender v. McKeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  2. State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  3. Beitz v. HorakSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  4. In the Matter of Adoption of LockmondyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. Martin Bros. Box Co. v. FritzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940

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3Cited by15 opinions

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