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In the Interest of A.A., Minor Child
A.C., Father-Petitioner-Appellant
C.A., Mother-Respondent-Appellee
Attorney for Appellant Father
Sara Strain Linder
Attorney for Appellee Mother
Daniel M. Northfield
Guardian ad Litem
Katherine E. Lujan
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Washington County, Daniel Kitchen, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (9 pages)
The father of A.A. appeals the juvenile court’s denial of his petition to terminate the parental rights of A.A.’s mother under Iowa Code chapter 600A (2022). He claims there is clear and convincing evidence of statutory abandonment and termination is in the child’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: Finding neither of the asserted statutory grounds satisfied, we affirm the denial of the father’s petition.
