Legal Opinion

Doe v. Gillman

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 6, 1973No. 72-1605PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Section 239.5 of the Iowa Code Ann. (1972) provides, inter alia:

“No payment for aid to dependent children shall be made unless and until the county board of social welfare, with the advice of the county attorney shall certify that the parent receiving the aid for the children is co-operating in legal actions and other efforts to obtain support money for said children from the persons legally responsible for said support.”

The plaintiff brought this class suit individually and on behalf of her minor daughter and all others similarly situated challenging the Iowa law as being…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Wyman v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Rothstein v. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  5. Doe v. ShapiroDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1969

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. John Jordan v. James L. Trainor, Director, Illinois Department of Public AidCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  2. Alcala v. BurnsDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1973
  3. Alcala v. BurnsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  4. Henderson v. WoolleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  5. Jordan v. TrainorDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975

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