7 Iowa opinions name it 1 courts 2018–2026 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Iowa courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
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In the Interest of A.B. & S.B., Minor Children, S.B., Fathergreen2 sentences2026We have previously held that a father failed to preserve error on his claim of voluntary and intelligent consent of termination because he raised the issue “for the first time on appeal,” and that “[t]he proper method to preserve error [was] to file a motion for a new trial under Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.1004(7) . . . or to file a petition pursuant to rule 1.1013.” See In re A.C.-B., No. 16-0106, 2016 WL 1366865 , at *2 (Iowa Ct. App. Apr. 6, 2016). “[T]he general rule that appellate arguments must first be raised in the trial court applies to CINA and termination of parental rights case 2018In re A.B., 815 N.W.2d 764, 773 (Iowa 2012) (stating that the rule that arguments must first be raised in the trial court applies to child-in-need-of-assistance and termination-of-parental-rights cases). | 1 | 2 |
In Re P.L.green1 sentence2026Assuming without deciding that the challenged steps—which were addressed by the juvenile 5 In reviewing the best-interest step, we “give primary consideration to the child’s safety, to the best placement for furthering the long-term nurturing and growth of the child, and to the physical, mental, and emotional condition and needs of the child.” Iowa Code § 232.116 (2); see also In re P.L., 778 N.W.2d 33, 37 (Iowa 2010). | 1 | 1 |
State Of Iowa Vs. Donna Kay Louwrensgreen1 sentence2025See State v. Louwrens, 792 N.W.2d 649 , 650 n.1 (Iowa 2010) (“Moreover, passing reference to an issue, unsupported by authority or argument, is insufficient to raise the issue on appeal.”) 6 As for his statutory grounds challenge, although the father was not present, his counsel objected at the termination hearing before the presentation of evidence and renewed the objection to termination of parental rights during closing statements, “[W]e would ask the Court to decline to terminate the father's parental rights and . . . return [the child] home, given the progress Dad has made toward being a | 1 | 1 |
Meier v. SENECAUT IIIgreen1 sentence2024See Meier v. Senecaut, 641 N.W.2d 532, 537 (Iowa 2002) (“It is a fundamental doctrine of appellate review that issues must ordinarily be both raised and decided by the district court before we will decide them on appeal.”). | 1 | 1 |
In Re SJgreen1 sentence2018“The services required to be supplied an incarcerated parent, as with any other parent, are only those that are reasonable under the circumstances.” In re S.J., 620 N.W.2d 522, 525 (Iowa Ct. App. 2000). | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Iowa. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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1 sentence2019“Under our rules of civil procedure, an issue which is not raised before the juvenile court may not be raised for the first time on appeal.” In re M.A.F., 679 N.W.2d 683 , 4 685 (Iowa Ct. App. 2004). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.