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· 6/21/1995

In Re the Marriage of McGonigle

Citations

  • 533 N.W.2d 524
  • 1995 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 127
  • 1995 WL 374663

How courts have described this case

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  • holding a guardian ad litem is not expected to assume the role of an attorney
  • “[W]e think [the respondent’s] appearance and participation in the trial satisfied everything intended for him by rule [1.211].”
  • “Our Garcia holding should not be interpreted to mean that a judgment is void where a defendant prisoner, otherwise competent, appears and participates in the trial.”

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Judges: McGiverin, Harris, Larson, Lavorato, Neuman

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