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KELLEY v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 55129.

197 N.W.2d 192 (1972)

Carrie KELLEY, Appellee, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and Lorna Lawhead Williams, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Donald H. Canning, Waterloo, for appellee.

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The determinative issue in this appeal is whether a stepparent living with his stepchildren in Iowa has the same obligation as a natural parent to support them.

Mrs. Carrie Kelley has four children and one grandchild. Prior to December 20, 1970, the family in question consisted of these six individuals. Mrs. Kelley received child support for the four children from her former husband in the amount of $195 (all figures are monthly), public...

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