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In re S.P.

COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
Mar 20, 2019
928 N.W.2d 161 (Iowa Ct. App. 2019)

Summary

finding a parent lacks standing to challenge the denial of a grandparent's request to intervene

Summary of this case from In re K.M.

Opinion

No. 19-0069

03-20-2019

In the INTEREST OF S.P., Minor Child, A.W., Mother, Appellant. T.P. Jr., Father, Appellant.

Ryan D. Gerling of Cray Law Firm, Burlington, for appellant mother. Trent A. Henkelvig of Henkelvig Law Office, Danville, for appellant father. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State. Brent Ruther of Aspelmeier, Fisch, Power, Engberg & Helling, PLC, Burlington, attorney and guardian ad litem for minor child.


DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION

See Iowa R. App. P. 6.904

AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS.


Summaries of

In re S.P.

COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
Mar 20, 2019
928 N.W.2d 161 (Iowa Ct. App. 2019)

finding a parent lacks standing to challenge the denial of a grandparent's request to intervene

Summary of this case from In re K.M.

finding a mother did not have standing to challenge denial of paternal grandmother's motion to intervene

Summary of this case from In re H.J.
Case details for

In re S.P.

Case Details

Full title:IN THE INTEREST OF S.P., Minor Child, A.W., Mother, Appellant. T.P. Jr.…

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA

Date published: Mar 20, 2019

Citations

928 N.W.2d 161 (Iowa Ct. App. 2019)

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