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In the Interest of C.G. and W.G., Minor Children
C.G.-Y., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Michael H. Johnson
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie L. Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Jennifer Bennett Finn
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dickinson County, David C. Larson, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Ahlers and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (5 pages)
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights. He claims the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services failed to make reasonable efforts toward reunification by not securing the dismissal of a criminal no-contact order that prevented contact between the father and children after the father murdered the children’s mother. He also argues the juvenile court should have established a guardianship with the children’s stepmother rather than terminating his parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: The father’s reasonable-efforts challenge fails, and he failed to preserve his guardianship claim. We affirm.
