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In the Interest of L.A. and L.A., Minor Children
L.H., Mother, Petitioner-Appellee
L.A., Father, Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellee Mother
Jay P. Phipps
Attorney for Appellant Father
Debra S. De Jong
Guardian ad Litem
Chad Thompson
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Plymouth County, Daniel P. Vakulskas, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Badding, P.J., Langholz, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Badding, P.J. (15 pages)
A father appeals the private termination of his parental rights. He challenges the statutory grounds for termination and claims termination is not in the children’s best interests. The father additionally asserts ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims. OPINION HOLDS: Finding no cause for reversal, we affirm the termination of the father’s rights.
