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In the Interest of G.L., Minor Child
D.L., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Barbara O. Hoffman
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Erin Mayfield
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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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 Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (9 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights. He argues he should have been granted a six-month extension, the court should have created a guardianship, and that the court should have invoked a statutory exception to termination because the child was in the custody of a family member. OPINION HOLDS: The father did not prove reunification would be possible after an additional six months. A guardianship is not in the child’s best interests. The father did not preserve error on the statutory exception.
