In the Interest of L.R. and J.R., Minor Children
J.R., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Jesse A. Macro, Jr.
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Dusty Clements
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marion County, Erica Crisp, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (4 pages)
A father appeals the juvenile court order rejecting his request to close the child-in-need-of-assistance (CINA) cases involving his two sons. Because both children are in the sole custody of their two different mothers, the father contends juvenile court involvement is no longer necessary. OPINION HOLDS: Although the juvenile court granted concurrent jurisdiction, we agree that closure of the CINA cases would have been premature because the father’s unaddressed domestic-violence, anger-management, and substance-abuse issues present an ongoing danger to both the children and their mothers. We affirm.
