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Case No. 20-1545

In the Interest of C.W., Minor Child

K.C., Father-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Father

George Blazek

Attorney for Appellee State

Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Dean Fankhauser

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
20-1545
Date Published:
Feb 03, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Crawford County, Mary L. Timko, Associate Juvenile Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ.  Opinion by Doyle, J.  (6 pages)

            A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child.  OPINION HOLDS: The State proved the grounds for termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(h) (2020).  The father’s inaction in the year following the child-in-need-of-assistance adjudication prevents the child from being placed in his care without risk of further harm.  The father failed to challenge the sufficiency of the State’s efforts at reunification to the juvenile court before the termination hearing and thus failed to preserve the issue for our review.

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