In re Guardianship of Hedin (1995)

In all guardianship cases the court must consider whether a limited guardianship is appropriate, and apply appropriate burden of proof.

Citation: 528 N.W.2d 567 (1995)
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Date decided: Mar 29, 1995
Longer case name: In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF Curtis Dale HEDIN. Curtis Dale HEDIN, Ward, Appellant, v. Julie Ann GONZALES, Guardian, Appellee.
Law type: Civil
Jurisdiction level:State
State of origin: Iowa
Topic(s):Guardianship
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Result:Win
Attorneys:Frank Cal Tenuta of Legal Services Corp. of Iowa, Sioux City, for appellant.
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(The syllabus is not part of the opinion, but is a summary prepared by the court reporter as a convenience.)

Because the existing law did not meet constitutional requirements, the court determined that in all guardianship cases the court must consider whether a limited guardianship is appropriate, apply a clear and convincing standard as the burden of proof and place the burden of persuasion that a guardianship is necessary on the guardian.


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