In the Interest of C.W., Minor Child
J.G., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Ryan M. Dale
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Abby Davison
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Harrison County, Jennifer A. Benson, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (13 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his minor child, born in February 2018. He argues: (1) the juvenile court abused its discretion and violated his due process rights in denying his motions to continue the termination hearing, (2) the court erred in denying his motion for records, (3) the court erred in taking judicial notice of a prior child-welfare case as well as two criminal cases, (4) the State provided insufficient evidence to support termination, (5) termination is not in the child’s best interests because he loves the child “and there is a closeness there,” and (6) the Iowa Department of Human Services failed to make reasonable efforts at reunification. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the father’s parental rights.
