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STATE EX REL. PALMER v. LINN COUNTY

No. 96-573.

565 N.W.2d 329 (1997)

STATE of Iowa ex rel. Charles M. PALMER, Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services, Appellees, v. LINN COUNTY and Linn County Board of Supervisors, Appellees, v. JOHNSON COUNTY and Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Bulkley, Assistant County Attorney, for appellants.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Richard E. Ramsey, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee-State.

Jeffrey L. Clark, Assistant County Attorney, for Linn County appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, CARTER, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.

SNELL, Justice.

Johnson County appeals the determination of the district court that it is K.R.'s county of legal settlement and is liable for her care. Johnson County claims that the district court erred in not finding Linn County was the proper county of legal settlement. We affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

K.R. was born on November 15, 1975, and is autistic and mentally disabled. Her condition likely requires specialized care for the...

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