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· 4/30/1985

In the Interest of L.P.

Citations

  • 370 N.W.2d 839
  • 1985 Iowa App. LEXIS 1469

How courts have described this case

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

  • “The best interests of the child are the central determination in termination proceedings . . . and we know of no authority for the proposition that a child’s wishes take precedence over his or her best interests in these matters.”
  • “The best interests of the child are the central determination in termination proceedings . . . and we know of no authority for the proposition that a child’s wishes take precedence over his or her best interests in these matters.”

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Judges: Oxberger, Schlegel, Hayden

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