IN RE J.B.L.

No. 13-1995.

844 N.W.2d 703 (2014)

In the Interest of J.B.L., Minor Child. Q.S., Father, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

February 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana L. Rolands of Rolands Law Office, Osceola, for appellant father.

Jane Orlanes of Orlanes Law Office, P.L.C., Clive, for mother.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Kathrine Miller-Todd , Assistant Attorney General, and Timothy R. Kenyon , County Attorney, for appellee State.

Patrick W. Greenwood , Lamoni, for minor child.

Considered by VOGEL, P.J., TABOR, J., and MAHAN, S.J.


MAHAN, S.J.

A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his child. He contends the State failed to prove the grounds for termination by clear and convincing evidence. He also contends termination is not in the child's best interests. Finally, he asks for additional time to have the child returned to his care. We review his claims de novo. See In re A.B., 815 N.W.2d 764, 773 (Iowa 2012).

The child was...

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