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Case No. 25-1726

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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

Opinion Number:
25-1726
Date Published:
Feb 11, 2026
Summary

            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.

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