Hedin v. Gonzales

LAVORATO, Justice.

Curtis Dale Hedin is the ward of his older sister Julie Ann Gonzales. Julie was appointed as Curtis’ guardian in February 1986 after Curtis signed a voluntary guardianship petition. Curtis appeals from a district court order denying his petition to remove Julie as guardian and terminate the guardianship.

Curtis has preserved several issues for our review. First, he contends that the Iowa guardianship statute is unconstitutional under the federal and Iowa Constitutions because it denies him due process and, under the Iowa Constitution, the enjoyment of his liberty interest. He…