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In the Interest of S.G., Minor Child
A.K., Mother-Petitioner-Appellee
M.G., Father-Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Jessica R. Noll
Attorney for Appellee
Sabrina Sayler
Guardian ad Litem
Michele Lewon
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Monona County, Mark Cord III, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (7 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his six-year-old child under Iowa Code section 600A.8 (2021). OPINION HOLDS: Because clear and convincing evidence shows the father abandoned the child under section 600A.8(3)(b) and termination is in the child’s best interests, we affirm.