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In the Interest of R.B., Minor Child
R.B., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Adam Hanson
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Erin Romar
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, Brent Pattison, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer, and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (6 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his two-year-old daughter under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(h) and (l) (2021). OPINION HOLDS: Despite the father’s progress toward reunification, there was clear and convincing evidence supporting the district court’s termination of parental rights. And the termination was in the child’s best interests. So we affirm.