In the Interest of C.S., Minor Child
A.D. and D.D., Guardians-Appellees
R.S., Father, Appellant
Attorney for Appellant-Father
Jeffrey L. Powell
Attorney for Appellee-Guardians
Barbara K. Wallace
Guardian ad Litem
Rebecca C. Sharpe
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Phillip J. Tabor, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and VACATED IN PART. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. Tabor, J., takes no part. (10 pages)
A father appeals both the district court’s denial of the petition to terminate C.S.’s guardianship with his maternal aunt and uncle as well as the termination of parental rights under Iowa Code chapter 600A (2020). OPINION HOLDS: The order establishing guardianship is void because the father did not receive proper notice. However, the aunt and uncle had standing to file the termination petition as C.S.’s custodians. Termination of the father’s parental rights was in C.S.’s best interests.
