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IN RE T.D.E.

No. 11-0031.

796 N.W.2d 447 (2011)

In the Interest of T.D.E., Minor Child, T.M.E., Mother, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

February 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah L. Smith of Bennett, Crimmins & Smith Law Firm, Fort Dodge, for appellant mother.

Kurt T. Pittner , Fort Dodge, for appellee father.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Bruce Kempkes , Assistant Attorney General, Ricki Osborn , County Attorney, and Laura Barnaby , Assistant County Attorney, for State.

Marcy Lundberg of Marcy Lundberg Law Office, Fort Dodge, attorney and guardian ad litem for minor child.

Considered by SACKETT, C.J., and POTTERFIELD and MANSFIELD, JJ.

POTTERFIELD, J.

This appeal requires us to determine the physical and legal custody status of the child, T.E., before the filing of the child in need of assistance petition, since the custody status governs the "goals of a child's placement and the next step in juvenile proceedings." In re B.L., 470 N.W.2d 343, 345 (Iowa 1991). The mother believes she had sole legal and physical...

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