In the Interest of N.H., Minor Child
J.H., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Zachary C. Priebe
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Shannon Wallace
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Kimberly Ayotte, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Ahlers and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (8 pages)
A father appeals the juvenile court order terminating his parental rights to his son, born in 2023. He challenges the statutory grounds for termination and contends that the juvenile court should have returned the child to his custody or granted his request for a six-month extension to achieve reunification. Alternatively, he claims that it would be in the child’s best interests to establish a guardianship rather than terminating parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: After carefully considering the record, we affirm the termination order.
