In the Interest of C.M., R.M., and A.M., Minor Children
C.M., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Heidi Marie Miller
Attorney for Appellee State
Kathryn K. Lang, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney and Guardian ad Litem for Minor Child C.M.
Jeremy M. Evans
William E. Sales
Attorney and Guardian ad Litem for Minor Child R.M.
Bridget M. Bott
Emily Kathleen Deronde
Attorney and Guardian ad Litem for Minor Child A.M.
Adrienne Rose Loutsch
Marshall William Orsini
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Kimberly Ayotte, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
A father appeals a district court order terminating his parental rights to three children. He contends (1) the State did not prove the grounds for termination cited by the court; (2) termination was not in the children’s best interests; (3) the court should have granted an exception to termination based on the parent-child bond; (4) he should have been afforded additional time to facilitate reunification; and (5) the court should have granted the district court concurrent jurisdiction to allow the children’s mothers to obtain appropriate custody orders. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the order terminating the father’s parental rights to his three children.
