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In the Interest of A.W., Minor Child
M.W., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Karen A. Taylor
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Brent Pattison
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to a child, born in 2015. He contends (1) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the district court; (2) termination was not in the child’s best interests; and (3) the district court should have invoked certain exceptions to termination. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the father’s parental rights to his child.
