In the Interest of L.J., Minor Child
S.J., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Nicholas Einwalter
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Paul White
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Kimberly S. Ayotte, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. (4 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child, born in 2020. He argues (1) the State failed to prove two of the three grounds for termination cited by the district court; (2) termination was not in the child’s best interests; and (3) the court should have granted an exception to termination. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the district court’s termination of the father’s parental rights to the child.
