In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of Sams

McCORMICK, Justice.

The mother of two small children appeals from the trial court’s refusal to set aside an ex parte order appointing her father their guardian and conservator. We reverse.

This is another difficult case in which a person who has cared for the children of another seeks to obtain their custody against the wishes of the parent. See Doan Thi Hoang Anh v. Nelson, 245 N.W.2d 511 (Iowa 1976); Hulbert v. Hines, 178 N.W.2d 354 (Iowa 1970); Garvin v. Garvin, 260 Iowa 1082, 152 N.W.2d 206 (1967); Halstead v. Halstead, 259 Iowa 526, 144 N.W.2d 861 (1966); Alingh v. Alingh, 259 Iowa 219,…