In the Interest of D.P., Minor Child
A.P., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Misty White
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Denise McKelvie Gonyea
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
20-1411
Date Published:
Feb 03, 2021
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mahaska County, Rose Anne Mefford, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (4 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child. He contends (1) the district court should have afforded him six additional months to work toward reunification and (2) termination was not in the child’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the father’s parental rights to his child.