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In the Interest of K.W., Minor Child
R.P., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
John J. Bishop
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Julie Gunderson Trachta
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Cynthia S. Finley, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., Buller, J., and Potterfield, S.J. Opinion by Potterfield, S.J. (3 pages)
The juvenile court terminated the father’s parental rights to five-year-old K.W. under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(b) (abandonment or desertion) and (e) (failure to maintain significant and meaningful contact) (2022). The father appeals, arguing the loss of his rights is not in K.W.’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: K.W. does not know or have a relationship with the father, and we will not ask him to wait longer for permanency. Termination of the father’s rights is in K.W.’s best interests, so we affirm.
