In the Interest of T.A., Minor Child
T.A., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Charles E. Isaacson
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha L. Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad litem
Kayla Ann J. Stratton
Attorney for Intervenors
Jessica A. Millage
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Virginia Cobb, District Associate Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Doyle and McDonald, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (8 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child. OPINION HOLDS: The State failed to prove the grounds for termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(d) (2018) because the juvenile court never found the child was physically or sexually abused or neglected. The State failed to prove the grounds for termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(e) because the evidence was insufficient to establish that the father failed to maintain significant and meaningful contact with the child. The State failed to prove the grounds for termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(f) because it failed to show a nexus between the father’s conduct and an appreciable risk of adjudicatory harm.
