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· 2/21/2014

In the Interest of A.M., Minor Child, A.M., Father

Citations

  • 843 N.W.2d 100
  • 2014 WL 685401
  • 2014 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 17

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the court must not deprive children permanency on the hope that someday the parent will be able to provide a stable home
  • holding that the court must not deprive children permanency on the hope that someday the parent will be able to provide a stable home
  • noting that although A.M. was in the care of her grandparents, she was not in their legal custody making section 232.116(3)(a) inapplicable
  • explaining that the issue is whether child could be returned “at the time of the hearing”
  • noting we consider whether a child can be returned to the parent’s care at the time of the termination hearing
  • noting we consider whether a child may be returned at the time of the termination hearing

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Judges: Mansfield

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