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In the Interest of Z.D., Minor Child
J.M. and J.M., Intervenors-Appellants
State of Iowa, Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Intervenors
T.J. Hier
Attorney for Appellant State
Charles K. Phillips
Attorney for Appellee Intervenors
Victoria D. Noel
Guardian ad Litem
Marsha Arnold
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Phillip J. Tabor, District Associate Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Blane, S.J. Tabor, J., takes no part. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (14 pages)
The State and intervenors appeal the juvenile court order removing the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) as the guardian of a minor child. OPINION HOLDS: The intervenors did not preserve error on their due process claims. We find the foster parents did not show DHS acted unreasonably or irresponsibly, or that removing DHS as the guardian was in the child’s best interests. We reverse the decision of the juvenile court and remand for further proceedings.
