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In the Matter of the Guardianship of B.B.
Q.B., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Jonathan Willier
Attorney for Appellee Guardian
Bryan J. Goldsmith and Carly M. Schomaker
Guardian ad Litem
Cynthia Hucks
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Davis County, William Owens, Associate Juvenile Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Bower, C.J. (9 pages)
The father, Q.B., appeals the appointment of a guardian for his seventeen-year-old child, B.B., contending the statutory requirements for appointment of a guardian have not been met and the court did not properly consider the parental preference. OPINION HOLDS: On our de novo review, we disagree with both contentions. We affirm.