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Case No. 21-0397

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In the Interests of L.W. and L.W.

A.W., Petitioner-Appellant

D.W., Respondent-Appellee

Attorney for Appellant

Robert S. Sherrets and Diana Vogt

Attorney for Appellee

Dawn Landon

Guardian ad Litem

Keith Richard Tucker

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-0397
Date Published:
Jan 12, 2022
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mills County, Scott Strait, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Mullins, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ.  Opinion by Mullins, J.  (8 pages)

            A guardian appeals the district court’s order declining to terminate a father’s parental rights pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 600A (2020).  OPINION HOLDS: On our review of the record, we agree with the district court’s finding that the father did not abandon the children pursuant to Iowa Code section 600A.8(3)(b). 

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