IN RE H.S.

No. 11-0305.

805 N.W.2d 737 (2011)

In the Interest of H.S. and S.N., Minor Children, V.R., Mother, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine A. Daman of The Powell Law Firm, P.C., Norwalk, for appellant mother.

Michael J. Bandstra of Bandstra Law Office, Des Moines, for appellee father of H.S.

William E. Sales III of Sales Law Firm, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee father of S.N.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Bruce Kempkes , Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone , County Attorney, and Stephanie Brown and Andrea Vitzthum , Assistant County Attorneys, for appellee State.

John P. Jellineck , Des Moines, attorney and guardian ad litem for minor children.


MANSFIELD, Justice.

We granted further review in this case to address the extent to which the elimination of the potential availability of child support is relevant in an Iowa Code section 232.116 (2009) termination of parental rights proceeding. We conclude the elimination of possible child support should not affect termination if it is otherwise in the child's best interests as defined by section 232.116(2).

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