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Case No. 21-1819

In the Interest of C.M.-P., Minor Child

J.P., Father-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Father

Dean A. Fankhauser

Attorney for Appellee State

Michelle R. Becker, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Vanessa Jones

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-1819
Date Published:
Feb 16, 2022
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Stephanie Forker Parry, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J.  (4 pages)

            A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to a child, contending the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the district court and termination was not in the child’s best interests.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the father’s parental rights to the child.

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