In the Interest of B.R., Minor Child
T.T., Mother-Petitioner-Appellee
J.R., Father-Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Shawn C. McCullough
Attorney for Appellee Mother
David L. Matthews
Guardian ad Litem
Timothy K. Wink
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Louisa County, Emily Dean, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (7 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child under Iowa Code chapter 600A (2018), arguing he did not abandon the child and that termination is not in the child’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: We agree with the district court that the mother proved the father abandoned the child and that termination was in the child’s best interests.