Legal Opinion
In the Interest of C.S.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 25, 1994No. 93-741PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
The juvenile court ordered C.S., a child in need of assistance, to be placed in a treatment facility in Colorado that charged $360 per day. We must decide whether the juvenile court had authority to order placement in this facility when certain statutory and administrative provisions restrict the funding available for such a placement. We conclude that the legislature has validly limited the juvenile court’s ability to order such a placement. Therefore, we reverse.
I. Statutory Framework.
Iowa Code chapter 232 (1993) governs child in need of assistance proceedings. The juvenile…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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- Graham v. WorthingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Nelson v. HeyneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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