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In the Interest of K.L., Minor Child
D.P., Guardian-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Guardian
Camille Kahn
Attorney for Appellee State
Natalie Hedberg, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
G. Brian Weiler
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Christine Dalton, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., Sandy, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (11 pages)
A guardian challenges the transfer of jurisdiction over a juvenile case to Texas. OPINION HOLDS: While we conclude Iowa could assert exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act despite Texas’s initial jurisdiction, we find Iowa correctly declined to exercise that jurisdiction as an inconvenient forum and affirm the district court’s order.
