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In the Interest of A.M. and K.M., Minor Children
J.M., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Jeremy M. Evans
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Penny B. Reimer
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Madison County, Brendan Greiner, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (9 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: We reject the father’s request for guardianship as a permanency option and find his reasonable-efforts argument is unpreserved. We find termination is in the best interest of A.M. and K.M. and that placing custody and guardianship with DHS for a pre-adoptive placement decision is in the children’s best interest.
