Legal Opinion
In Re the Interest of M.H.
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided February 26, 1985No. 84-547PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OXBERGER, Chief Judge.
The petitioner attacks the constitutionality of the statute providing for termination of parental rights and also says there was inadequate evidence presented to support the court’s decision to terminate her rights regarding her three children. We find the court’s decision was supported by clear and convincing evidence, and find the statute constitutional as applied and on its face.
The petitioner, D.T., has three children who are the subjects of this action; a boy, M.H., born in 1968; another boy, D.H., born in 1969; and a girl, P.T., born in 1973. The boys were born…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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