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In the Interest of the Guardianship and Conservatorship of S.M.P.
S.M.P., Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
David R. Fiester
Attorney for Appellees
James T. Peters
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Paul D. Miller, Judge. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran, and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. (8 pages)
S.M.P. appeals the district court order appointing her a guardian and conservator. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the appointment of a guardian and remand for expansion of the limitation on the guardian’s powers set forth in paragraph (b) of the order to include a requirement of court approval for any more restrictive permanent placement of the mother. We reverse the appointment of a conservator.
