JAHNKE v. JAHNKE

No. 94-475.

526 N.W.2d 159 (1994)

Kathy Sue JAHNKE, Appellant, v. Jeffrey George JAHNKE, Appellee. In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF Robert Wayne TRISLER, Jeffrey G. Jahnke, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kolleen K. Samek, Des Moines, for appellant.

No appearance by appellee and guardian ad litem.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, LAVORATO, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


TERNUS, Justice.

We are asked to decide two issues in this case. First, did the district court have the power to vacate an adoption decree after the death of the adoptive parent? We conclude it did not.

Second, should the social security benefits paid to the parents on behalf of their child be placed in trust and used to pay court costs and attorney fees incurred by the parents? Although we think under the circumstances of this case that the social security...

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