IN INTEREST OF B.G.C.

Nos. 91-476, 92-49.

496 N.W.2d 239 (1992)

In the Interest of B.G.C., A Child, C.C., Natural Mother, Appellant. In the Interest of B.G.C., D.O.B.: 02-08-91, A Minor Child, R.D. and J.D., Appellants. D.S., Intervenor-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Corrected October 15, 1992.

Rehearing and Stay Denied November 20, 1992.

As Revised May 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline Miller of Dolezal, Miller & Garrels, Cedar Rapids, for C.C. and D.S.

Gary L. Robinson of Klinger, Robinson, McCuskey & Ford, Cedar Rapids, for R.D. and J.D.

Richard Boresi of King, Smith & Boresi, Cedar Rapids, guardian ad litem for B.G.C.

M. Kathryn Miller and Onita Mohr, Des Moines, and Leticia L. Valdes, Legal Intern, for amicus curiae Youth Law Center.

Considered en banc.


LARSON, Justice.

This case is, we observe thankfully, an unusual one. It involves the future of a baby girl, B.G.C., who was born on February 8, 1991. Her mother, Cara, who was not married, decided to give up the baby for adoption and signed a release of parental rights as provided by Iowa Code section 600A.4 (1991). She named "Scott" as the father of the baby, and Scott signed a release of parental rights. Later, both...

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