232.1  RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
 This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that each
 child under the jurisdiction of the court shall receive, preferably
 in the child's own home, the care, guidance and control that will
 best serve the child's welfare and the best interest of the state.
 When a child is removed from the control of the child's parents, the
 court shall secure for the child care as nearly as possible
 equivalent to that which should have been given by the parents.
         Section History: Early Form

 [S13, § 254-a14; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3617; C46, 50, 54, 58,
 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 232.1]