IN RE M.S.

No. 16-0975.

889 N.W.2d 675 (2016)

In the Interest of M.S., Minor child, T.B.-W., Father, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

October 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew W. Boleyn of Reynolds & Kenline, L.L.P., Dubuque, for appellant father.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Mary A. Triick , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.

Sandra P. Trevino of Hammer, Simon & Jensen, P.C., East Dubuque, Illinois, guardian ad litem for minor child.

Considered EN BANC.


The termination of a parent's rights inflicts a unique deprivation of a constitutionally protected liberty interest upon the affected parent. The innocent man can be set free. The landowner can be justly compensated. The childless parent has no recourse. Thus, "[a] parent's interest in the accuracy and justice of the decision to...

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