F.K. v. Iowa District Court for Polk County

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating the State “bears the heavy responsibility of assur[ing] that every child within its borders receives proper care and treatment” and “[p]rompt attention to the duty is demanded when the health or safety of the child is at risk” (citations omitted)
• “The Supreme Court has also recognized that a parent’s right to the care and custody of a child is reciprocated by the child’s liberty interest in familial association . . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).