Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Iowa Department of Social Services
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 13, 1972No. 55129Published
1Opinion of the Court
197 N.W.2d 192 (1972)
Carrie KELLEY, Appellee,
v.
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant.
No. 55129.
Supreme Court of Iowa.
April 13, 1972.
Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and Lorna Lawhead Williams, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Donald H. Canning, Waterloo, for appellee.
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
The determinative issue in this appeal is whether a stepparent living with his stepchildren in Iowa has the same obligation as a natural parent to support them.
Mrs. Carrie Kelley has four children and one grandchild. Prior to December 20, 1970, the family in question consisted of these six individuals.…
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