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Case No. 20-0501

In the Matter of the Conservatorship of Alda Haravon

Leslea Haravon Collins, Petitioner-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant

Steven E. Ballard and Emma C. Henry

Attorney for Appellee Alda Haravon

Alison Werner Smith

Attorney for Appellee Anita Haravon

Joseph W. Younker and Janice J. Kerkove

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-0501
Date Published:
Apr 14, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Paul D. Miller, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Schumacher, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, J.  (11 pages)

            Leslea Haravon Collins, who filed a petition for appointment of a conservator for her mother, Alda Haravon, appeals the district court’s award of attorney fees to her sister, Anita Haravon, who opposed the conservatorship.  OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the district court properly determined Alda should pay Anita’s attorney fees that were incurred defending against the proposed conservatorship.  We affirm the decision of the district court.

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