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In the Interest of K.P., Minor Child
M.P., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Douglas Cook
Attorney for Appellee State
Meredith L. Lamberti, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Jessica Morton
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Kurt J. Stoebe, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (6 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child. OPINION HOLDS: Because the child cannot be returned to the father’s care without exposing the child to adjudicatory harm, termination is appropriate under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(h) (2019). Providing the father with additional visitation would not have changed the outcome. Given the father’s inability to provide for the child’s care after two years, termination is in the child’s best interests and no additional time is warranted.
