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In the Interest of G.A. and V.T., Minor Children
Jami J. Hagemeier, Guardian ad Litem-Appellant,
J.A., Father-Appellee.
Appellant Attorney and Guardian ad Litem
Jami J. Hagemeier
Attorney for Appellee Father
Mark D. Reed
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, The Honorable Brent Pattison, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Ahlers and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Buller, J. (12 pages)
A guardian ad litem appeals the denial of a petition for termination of a father’s parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: Finding termination of the father’s rights and establishing permanency is in the children’s best interests, we reverse and remand with directions to terminate the father’s parental rights.