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
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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.