In the Interest of M.M., Minor Child
R.S., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Mary M. Lauver
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Gregory H. Stoebe
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Joseph L. Tofilon, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., Buller, J., and Mullins, S.J. Opinion by Mullins, S.J. (15 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(f) (2023). He argues the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services did not make reasonable efforts at reunification, challenges the sufficiency of evidence supporting the ground for termination, asserts termination is contrary to the child’s best interest because “there is not sufficient evidence regarding [their] bond,” and argues the juvenile court “erred in finding that an additional period of time would not allow for reunification.” OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the father’s parental rights.
