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Case No. 23-0604

In the Interest of C.M., Minor Child

County:
Carroll

J.M., Father-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Father

Kelsea M. Hawley

Attorney for Appellee State

Dion D. Trowers, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Melissa C. Lewis

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-0604
Date Published:
Jul 13, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Carroll County, Joseph B. McCarville, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Chicchelly, J.  (6 pages)

            A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child.  OPINION HOLDS: We do not rule on the father’s claim about the denial of his motion to continue the termination hearing as the record does not show the motion or the ruling on it.  Because the State proved the grounds for termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(f) (2022) and termination is in the child’s best interest, we affirm.

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