In the Interest of P.H., Minor Child
State of Iowa, Appellant
Attorney for Appellant State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for Appellee Mother
Douglas E. Cook
Attorney for Appellee Father
Alesha M. Sigmeth Roberts
Guardian ad Litem
Sarah J. Livingston
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Joseph L. Tofilon, District Associate Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (11 pages)
The State appeals the juvenile court’s decision denying a child-in-need-of-assistance petition. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the juvenile court should have granted the State’s petition for adjudication of the child as a child in need of assistance under Iowa Code section 232.2(6)(c)(2) (2020). We also conclude the court should have continued the removal of the child from the parents’ care. We reverse the decision of the juvenile court and remand for further proceedings.
