In the Interest of J.G. and J.G., Minor Children
L.G., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Jeffrey P. Hazen
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Merrill C. Swartz
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, Paul G. Crawford, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, P.J. (6 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his children. OPINION HOLDS: Without deciding whether the father waived error on his claim that the Iowa Department of Human Services did not make reasonable efforts to reunite his family because he failed to request additional services, we conclude the benefit flowing from additional visits would not have outweighed the immediate needs of the children. Termination is in the children’s best interests, and the father has failed to prove one of the circumstances listed in Iowa Code section 232.116(3) (2019) exists to avoid termination of his parental rights.
