In the Interest of C.W., Minor Child
M.B., Petitioner-Appellee
C.S., Father-Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Jessica R. Noll
Attorney for Appellee Mother
David L. Gill
Attorney for Appellee M.B.
Maxine M. Buckmeier, self-represented
Guardian ad Litem
Kelsey Bauerly Langel
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Mark C. Cord III, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (9 pages)
The father appeals the private termination of his parental rights in an action brought by the child’s legal custodian to allow the child’s adoption. The child’s mother, who voluntarily terminated her rights, joins the custodian in supporting termination of the father’s rights based on abandonment. OPINION HOLDS: Because the custodian proved the father’s actions did not show a commitment to the child when he knew of the mother’s pregnancy nor after the child’s birth, the custodian proved abandonment. We affirm.
