In the Interest of D.T., Minor Child
T.B., Mother-Petitioner-Appellant
M.T., Father-Respondent-Appellee
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Andrew J. Casper
Attorney for Appellee Father
Whitney L. Gessner
Guardian ad Litem
Barry S. Mueller
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Allamakee County, Linnea M.N. Nicol, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. Dissent by Schumacher, J. (13 pages)
A mother appeals the denial of her petition to terminate the parental rights of her child’s father, despite the district court’s finding the father abandoned the child. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s conclusion that termination of the father’s parental rights was not in the child’s best interests. DISSENT ASSERTS: Termination is in the child’s best interest. Accordingly, I dissent from the majority opinion that determined termination was not in the child’s best interest based solely on the possibility of future financial benefits. Accordingly, I would reverse.
