In the Interest of G.S., O.S., and C.S., Minor Children
N.S., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Patrick C. Peters
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Shannon M. Leighty
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Stephen A. Owen, District Associate Judge. REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED. Considered by Bower, C.J., May, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Blane, S.J. (13 pages)
A father appeals from a child-in-need-of-assistance (CINA) dispositional order that granted the department of human services and the county attorney a limited waiver of confidentiality so the state authorities could inform other entities of the findings in the case and provide notice that N.S. presents a danger to children with whom he has unsupervised contact. OPINION HOLDS: The juvenile court order that provided state authorities could advise “any relevant private or governmental entity in order to reasonably protect children in this community” exceeded statutory confidentiality in CINA proceedings and on remand must be limited to what statutes authorize.
