Legal Opinion

In re the Interest of L.P, Minor Child

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 13, 2026No. 25-0044Published

1Opinion of the Court

In the Iowa Supreme Court No. 25–0044 Submitted January 20, 2026—Filed March 13, 2026 In the interest of L.P., minor child. State of Iowa, Appellant, W.D. and T.D., Intervenor-Appellants, D.S. and K.S., Intervenor-Appellees. On review from the Iowa Court of Appeals. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, district associate judge. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services seeks further review of a court of appeals decision affirming a juvenile court dispositional order directing placement of a child with respite caregivers as fictive kin. Decision of Court of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. In the Interest of C.B.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  3. In the Interest of B.G.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1993
  4. In the Interest of J.c, Minor Child. D.C., FatherSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014
  5. In the Matter of the Estate of Arnold Melby, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014

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