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SMITH v. HOLT

No. 2-56996.

225 N.W.2d 906 (1975)

Anita Jean SMITH, Appellee, v. David HOLT and Alberta Holt, Appellants, and Joe B. Smith, Jr., and Mabel L. Smith, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Koehn, of Thoma, Schoenthal, Davis, Hockenberg & Wine, Des Moines, for appellants.

Virgil Moore, Des Moines, for appellees Joe B. Smith, Jr. and Mabel L. Smith.

Heard by MOORE, C. J., and RAWLINGS, UHLENHOPP, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.

McCORMICK, Justice.

The question in this child custody appeal is whether Anita Jean Smith should be in the custody of her paternal grandparents or her maternal grandmother and step-grand-father. The trial court awarded her custody to the paternal grandparents. We reverse because we believe the record shows the other grandparents can minister more effectively to her long-range best interest.

Anita is nine. She was born January 22, 1966. Her parents Jerry Lee...

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