Iowa Code § 232.1
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This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that each child under the jurisdiction of the court shall receive, preferably in the child’s own home, the care, guidance and control that will best serve the child’s welfare and the best interest of the state. When a child is removed from the control of the child’s parents, the court shall secure the least restrictive care for the child’s placement with a preference for placement with the child’s family or a fictive kin. [S13, §254-a14; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3617; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §232.1] 2022 Acts, ch 1098, §1
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Cited in 113
cases (17 in the last 5 years), 1967–2026 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Iowa District Court for Warren County
State of Iowa v. Iowa District Court for Warren County (2013)
“See Iowa Code § 232.1 (2011). 3. Original consent decree provision.”
In the Interest of J.c, Minor Child. D.C., Father (2014)
“” Iowa Code § 232.1 . In addition, several settled principles of statutory interpretation arise here.”
In the Interest of M.D., K.T., G.A., E.A. and S.A., Minor Children (2018)
“2d 495, 500 (Iowa 2014); see also Iowa Code § 232.1 (2017) (“This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that each child under the jurisdiction of the court shall receive, preferably in the child’s own home, the care, guidance and control that will best serve the…”
In the Interest of J.S. & N.S., Minor Children, A.S., Mother (2014)
“2d 489, 494 (Iowa 1990); see also Iowa Code § 232.1 19 (requiring liberal construction of child protection statutes to serve children’s welfare).”
In the Interest of C.F.-h., Minor Child, C.H., Father (2016)
“” Iowa Code § 232.1 ; In re A.M., 856 N.W.2d 365, 373 (Iowa 2014).”
Shannon and Danny NELSON, Individually, and on Behalf of E.N. F/K/A E.N., a Minor, Appellees, v. Lynn M. LINDAMAN, Lynn (2015)
“” Iowa Code § 232.1 . The legislature elaborated on the purpose of the child abuse reporting provisions: Children in this state are in urgent need of protection from abuse.”
In the Interest of Johnson (1977)
“2d 726, 728 ; Code section 232.1. A child under jurisdiction of the juvenile court is not amenable to prosecution under the criminal law until she is *49 transferred for prosecution as an adult.”
State v. Speck (1976)
“It should at the outset be noted section 232.1 provides chapter 232 is to “ * ⅜ * be liberally construed to the end that each child coming within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court shall receive, preferably in his home, the care, guidance, and control that will conduce to…”
In the Interest of A.M., Minor Child. Heather Thomas, Subpoenaed Witness (2014)
“Iowa Code § 232.1 . We honor the legislature’s directive to construe chapter 232 liberally to “best serve the child’s welfare.”
In the Interest of T.D.C. (1983)
“Iowa Code § 232.1 (1981). The trial court recognized this clear and convincing evidence standard in its conclusions of law.”
In the Interest of L.L. (1990)
“See Iowa Code § 232.1 . II. Iowa Code section 232.”
Anne Hensler Vs. City Of Davenport (2010)
“See Iowa Code §§ 232.1 -.196. Consequently, Anne has failed to produce “persuasive concrete evidence of an intent to preempt the field in the language that the legislature actually chose to employ.”
— Iowa Code § 232.1(111) — 1 case
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