In the Interest of E.M. and A.M., Minor Children
P.M., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Mark D. Fisher
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Robert Davison
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Carrie K. Bryner, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART. Considered by Mullins, P.J., Greer, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. (6 pages)
A father of two children appeals the adjudication of the children as in need of assistance. OPINION HOLDS: Because of the father’s ongoing substance-abuse issues, we affirm adjudication under Iowa Code section 232.2(6)(c)(2) and (p) (2020). But, because the State failed to show the children have already received inadequate care as a result of his substance abuse, we reverse adjudication under section 232.2(6)(n).