In the Interest of B.M., Minor Child
M.B., Mother-Petitioner-Appellee
S.M., Father-Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Cory R. Gonzales
Attorney for Appellee
James T. Peters and R.J. Longmuir
Guardian ad Litem
Melody J. Butz
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buchanan County, Linnea M.N. Nicol, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Mullins and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (7 pages)
The father consented to the termination of his parental rights pursuant to Iowa Code section 600A.8(5) (2019). He now appeals. OPINION HOLDS: Error was not preserved on any of the father’s issues. Even if we were to disregard error preservation, the father’s consent was voluntarily and intelligently given, the father’s consent was not required to be in writing, and the father had notice of the amended petition and consented to it.