IN RE A.T.

No. 07-0998.

744 N.W.2d 657 (2007)

In the Interest of A.T. and T.P., Minor Children, S.R.P., Mother, Appellant, L.A.P., Father, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

December 28, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Graves of Jackowski & Graves, L.L.P., Clive, for appellant-mother.

Andrea M. Flanagan of Sporer & Ilic, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant-father.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kathrine S. Miller-Todd and Janet L. Hoffman, Assistant. Attorney Generals, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Chris Gonzales, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.

Michael Bandstra, Des Moines, guardian ad litem for minor children.

Heard by SACKETT, C.J., and VAITHESWARAN and BAKER, JJ.


SACKETT, C.J.

In this appeal from the juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of two children the issues are whether (1) the role of guardian ad litem and attorney for both children should have been assumed by the same person where the older child, contrary to the guardian ad litem's recommendation, did not want her parental rights terminated; (2) termination of the mother's parental rights were in the best interest of the children; and (3) there was...

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