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· 8/31/1977

In the Interest of Lewis

Citations

  • 257 N.W.2d 505
  • 1977 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1120

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding parental rights termination provision of child neglect statute against vagueness challenge
  • “due process does not require more specificity than is reasonably possible under the circumstances”
  • parental right to integrity of the familial relationship, unless by conduct it be forfeited
  • “There exists a parental right to integrity of the familial relationship, unless by conduct it be forfeited.”
  • “ ‘A statute is not unconstitutional on its face unless it is unconstitutional in every conceivable state of facts; it is ordinarily not unconstitutional as applied unless it is unconstitutional as applied in the specific factual situation before the court.’ ” (Citation omitted.)
  • “‘A statute is not unconstitutional on its face unless it is unconstitutional in every conceivable state of facts; it is ordinarily not unconstitutional as applied unless it is unconstitutional as applied in the specific factual situation before the court.’” (Citation omitted.)

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Judges: Rawlings, Moore, Rawl-Ings, Reynoldson, Harris, McCormick

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