In the Interest of R.G. and L.G., Minor Children
C.G., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Adam M. Stone
Attorney for Appellee Mother
Jaclyn M. Zimmerman and Brooke J. Thompson
Attorney for Appellee State
Chandlor Collins, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Kayla Stratton
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dallas County, Virginia Cobb, District Associate Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (10 pages)
A father appeals the district court order terminating his parental rights following a petition filed by the mother under Iowa Code chapter 232 (2019). OPINION HOLDS: We find the district court did not have subject matter jurisdiction to consider the termination petition filed by the mother because she did not have standing to seek termination of the father’s parental rights under chapter 232. We reverse the decision of the district court and remand with directions to dismiss the petition.
