IN INTEREST OF D.J.R.

No. 89-503.

454 N.W.2d 838 (1990)

In the Interest of D.J.R., A child, D.R., Natural Father, Appellant, M.R., Natural Mother, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Porto, West Des Moines, for appellant D.R.

William A. Price, Des Moines, for appellant M.R.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Gordon E. Allen, Deputy Atty. Gen., Kathrine S. Miller-Todd, Asst. Atty. Gen., James A. Smith, County Atty., and Karen A. Romano, Asst. County Atty., for appellee State of Iowa.

Marlene Cebuhar of the Youth Law Center, Des Moines, attorney and guardian ad litem for the child, D.J.R.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, CARTER, LAVORATO and NEUMAN, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

In November 1988, the juvenile court terminated the parental rights of D.R. and M.R. with respect to their daughter, D.J.R. Both D.R. (the father) and M.R. (the mother) appealed.1 The case was transferred to our court of appeals. That court affirmed the judgment of the juvenile court. D.R. and the State applied for further review, which we granted.2

Our review is de novo. ...

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