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In the Interest of J.H., Minor Child
T.R., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Teresa Pope
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Jami Hagemeier
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Lynn Poschner, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child, contending (1) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the district court; (2) the district court should have afforded him “additional time to work toward reunification”; (3) termination was not in the child’s best interests; and (4) the district court “should have applied an exception to termination due to the closeness of the parent-child relationship.” OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the court’s order terminating the father’s parental rights.
