IN INTEREST OF CHAD

No. 65797.

318 N.W.2d 213 (1982)

In the Interest of CHAD, A Minor, Appeal of MALINDA, Natural Mother.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Todd of the Edward W. Dailey Law Offices, P. C., Burlington, for appellant.

David Arthur Adams, Burlington, for minor child-appellee.

Gerald D. Goddard of Cray, Walter, Cray, Loeschen & Goddard, Burlington, for intervenor-appellees.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., John G. Black, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. and Brent Hege, Asst. Atty. Gen., for State of Iowa-appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and UHLENHOPP, McCORMICK, ALLBEE and McGIVERIN, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

Malinda, natural mother of the minor child, Chad, appeals trial court's order which terminated her parental rights with Chad pursuant to sections 600A.8(4), The Code 1977, and 232.114(5), The Code 1979. Because of our view of the case, we consider only two issues:

1) Did trial court err in allowing the maternal grandfather and his wife to intervene?

2) Was there clear and convincing evidence justifying the termination?

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