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INTEREST OF W.T.

No. 21-0540.

967 N.W.2d 315 (2021)

In the INTEREST OF W.T., Minor Child, J.L., Father, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed December 3, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Clausen of Clausen Law Office, Ames, for appellant father.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Ellen Ramsey-Kacena , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Oxley, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Christensen, C.J., and Appel and Mansfield, JJ., joined. Waterman, J., filed a dissenting opinion. McDermott, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Waterman and McDonald, JJ., joined.

This appeal involves the termination of a dad's parental rights. Dad filed his notice of appeal one day late and asks us to grant his request for a delayed appeal. For the reasons discussed below, we grant Dad's request and, on our de novo review, affirm the juvenile court's order terminating his parental rights.

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