In the Interest of T.N., Minor Child
S.N., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
David R. Fiester
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Deborah M. Skelton
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Benton County, Cynthia S. Finley, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by May, P.J., Greer, J., and Carr, S.J. Opinion by Carr, S.J. (5 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child. OPINION HOLDS: The evidence shows the child cannot be returned to the father’s care without exposing the child to any harm amounting to a new child-in-need-of-assistance adjudication and termination is in the child’s best interests. Because nothing in the father’s past performance suggests that the child can be returned to him in six months to warrant delaying permanency, we affirm.
