Opinion ID: 1872823
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Heading: Telephonic participation.

Text: The tribe contends the juvenile court erred by refusing to allow the tribe to participate by telephone in the November 1 hearing. We find the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in overruling the tribe's motion to participate telephonically. An abuse of discretion is only found when a court exercises its discretion on grounds or for reasons that are clearly untenable or to an extent that is clearly unreasonable. Baker v. City of Iowa City, 750 N.W.2d 93, 97 (Iowa 2008). The juvenile court's decision to deny the tribe's motion because the tribe failed to make a timely request to appear by telephone was well within its discretion. Nevertheless, we encourage juvenile courts to allow tribes to participate by telephone, particularly where the tribe is located out-of-state.