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In the Interest of B.C., Minor Child
A.V., Mother-Petitioner-Appellee
N.C., Father-Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Colin McCormack
Attorney for Appellee
Jesse A. Macro Jr.
Guardian ad Litem
Kaitlyn Dimaria
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Boone County, Ashley Beisch, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (7 pages)
The mother petitioned to terminate the father’s parental rights to B.C., born in 2018, in a private termination action. The district court granted the petition on multiple grounds, which the father challenges on appeal. He argues he did not abandon the child or fail to financially contribute to the child without good cause. Both the mother and the child’s guardian ad litem filed appellate briefs in support of the district court’s decision. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the father failed to financially contribute to B.C. without good cause. Because the father does not contest best interests, we affirm without discussing the second prong.
