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identifying "reasons to exercise ‘de novo review with deference,’ including: notions of judicial comity and respect; recognition of the appellate court's limited function of maintaining the uniformity of legal doctrine; recognition of the district court's more intimate knowledge of and familiarity with the parties, the lawyers, and the facts of a case; and recognition there are often undercurrents in a case—not of record and available for appellate review—the district court does and should take into account when making a decision"
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No. 16–0893.
08-17-2016
Matthew D. Hatch of Hatch Law Firm, P.C., Bettendorf, for appellant mother. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Kathryn K. Lang, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State. Neill A. Kroeger, Le Claire, for minor children.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION
Reversed and Remanded.