In the Interest of T.S., Minor Child
S.G., Mother-Petitioner-Appellant
T.A.S., Father-Respondent-Appellee
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Lori L. Nelson
Attorney for Appellee Father
T.A.S., pro se
Guardian ad litem
Timothy J. Luce
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-1333
Date Published:
Jan 23, 2019
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Daniel L. Block, District Associate Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Bower, JJ. Opinion by Bower, J. (5 pages)
A mother appeals the district court’s decision denying her petition seeking to terminate the father’s parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: We find the father abandoned the child and termination is in the child’s best interest. We reverse the juvenile court’s decision.