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In the Interest of D.D. and E.D., Minor Children
K.D., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Bethan Brands
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Shawna L. Ditsworth
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clay County, Andrew Smith, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. (6 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his children, contending (1) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination; (2) termination was not in the children’s best interests; (3) the district court should have invoked certain exceptions to termination; (4) the district court should have granted him six additional months to obtain a custody modification order and (5) the district court violated the Equal Protection Clauses of the United States and Iowa Constitutions. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm termination of the father’s parental rights to his children.
