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IN RE S.A.J.B.

No. 03-1364.

679 N.W.2d 645 (2004)

In the Interest of S.A.J.B., Minor Child, J.E.B., Father, Appellee, v. K.C., Mother, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 12, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Derek E. Johnson, Iowa City, for appellant.

Richard E. Boresi of King, Smith & Boresi, Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Barbara Connolly, Cedar Rapids, for minor child.

STREIT, Justice.

An indigent mother wants a court-appointed attorney to help fight the termination of her parental rights. The father of the child initiated the termination so his new wife could adopt. The district court refused to appoint the mother an attorney at public expense.

The sole question in this appeal is whether an indigent parent has a right to have an attorney appointed, at public expense, to help defend against an involuntary termination of...

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