In the Interest of J.F., Minor Child
County:
Madison
A.F., Father, Respondent-Appellant
C.W., Mother, Petitioner-Appellee
Attorney for Appellant Father
Tara M. Elcock
Attorney for Appellee Mother
Ashley M. Sparks
Guardian ad Litem
Kelsy Lynn Knight
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
22-1477
Date Published:
May 10, 2023
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Madison County, Kevin A. Parker, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (6 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights under Iowa Code section 600A.8(3) (2021), contending (1) the mother failed to prove abandonment and (2) termination of his parental rights was not in the child’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the father’s parental rights to the child.
