Iowa Supreme Court Allows Grandparent Visitation After Adoption
In a 6 3 decision the Iowa Supreme Court held that grandparents may obtain visitation rights even after a child is adopted by new parents if the court finds it in the child’s best interests. Justice Schultz wrote the majority while Justice Larson dissented, arguing the ruling creates new grandparent rights beyond legislative authority.
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Alimony Ended After Exwife Remarries in Iowa Supreme ruling
Iowa Supreme Court unanimous decision ends Kay Ann Shima alimony from ex husband Larry Shima after Kay Ann remarried. Court notes remarriage shifts burden to recipient to prove extraordinary circumstances for continued payments. The ruling overturns prior appeals court finding.
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Iowa Supreme Court limits warrants for safety inspections
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, held that judges lack authority to issue warrants for state Labor Department inspections of many businesses. The decision allows warrants only when strong evidence of a safety law violation exists, noting current occupational safety laws lack a specific warrant provision.
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Court rules Gazette article did not prejudice jury in murder trial
The Iowa Supreme Court refused Gavin’s request for a new murder trial. It found a single pretrial Gazette story about the retrial did not create presumptive jury prejudice, noting no inflammatory content and no fixed opinions among jurors. Gavin had been tried for first degree murder, kidnapping, and related crimes.
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Linn drunk verdicts upheld by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled six year license revocations were proper for three time drunken driving violators in Linn County. Clem ent Lynn Blood and John Burdett Pettit had challenged the six year term citing deferred sentences and timing but the court refused to read a six year limitation into the statute.
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Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Mercy Hospital Conversion Rejection
The court ruled the Iowa Health Facilities Council acted within its authority in denying Mercy Health Center's bid to convert Xavier Hospital in Des Moines into a $3.5 million nursing home complex. The decision preserves the council’s denial and stops the hospital’s planned transformation.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Health Facilities Council
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Iowa tax burden rises as share of income grows
University of Iowa findings show state taxes take 4.9 percent of personal income in 1960 rising to 6.5 percent in 1983, with income taxes expanding while sales taxes shrink as a revenue source. Federal aid to Iowa grows, education spending rises, and total state outlays edge ahead of inflation.
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Girl Declared Dead in Error Regains Vital Status in Iowa
In Storm Lake and Buena Vista County officials untangled a mistaken death for Patricia Noonan of Hartley after a car crash involving an Aurelia Community Schools bus. Noonan’s death certificate remained on file until the Department of Health approved voiding it on Wednesday, resolving a two week mix up that had left her legally dead while she recovered in a Sioux City hospital.
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