In the Interest of D.M., Minor Child
V.B., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
David R. Fiester
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Julie G. Trachta
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Cynthia S. Finley, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Badding and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (9 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child, challenging each of the three steps in our termination analysis. OPINION HOLDS: Upon our de novo review of the record, we conclude that the State proved a statutory ground for termination and that termination is in the child’s best interests. We also conclude that the father failed to prove that a permissive exception should be applied. We accordingly affirm the termination of the father’s parental rights.
