In the Interest of J.V.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• raising but not deciding whether the parents had standing to assert the GAL provided ineffective assistance to the children in a parental rights termination case
• discussing that Iowa Code section 232.116(3) is permissive
• discussing that Iowa Code section 232.116(3) is permissive
• finding no ineffective assistance but stating in dicta it could “evaluate the performance of the guardian ad litem sua sponte if necessary” and proceeding to provide guidance on a guardian ad litem’s role
• “[I]n the interest of justice and because the children are by definition legally unable to help themselves, it is our responsibility to evaluate the performance of the guardian ad litem, sua sponte if necessary.”
• overruled on other grounds by P.L., 778 N.W.2d at 39-40

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).