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McMAIN v. IOWA DIST. COURT

No. 96-06.

559 N.W.2d 12 (1997)

Kurt McMAIN, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen L. Janssen, West Des Moines, and Catherine K. Levine, Des Moines, for plaintiff.

Daniel R. Marvin of Handley & Block, Ankeny, for defendant.

Considered en banc.

LARSON, Justice.

Kala McMain is a nine-year-old child whose life has been so traumatized by psychological problems and dysfunctional care givers that the probate court perceived a need for, and ordered, an extraordinary measure: visitation with her paternal grandparents despite the fact that the court had denied the grandparents' petition for their own appointment as guardians and despite the primary-care parent's objection to grandparent visitation. While we agree...

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