KLOBNOCK v. ABBOTT

No. 64697.

303 N.W.2d 149 (1981)

Donald Michael KLOBNOCK, Appellee, In the Interest of Cody Michael Abbott, a Minor, Michael David ABBOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark L. Holmes, Des Moines, for appellant.

Stephen P. Meyer and Mary M. Meyer, Chariton, for appellee.

James B. Mefferd, Jr., Chariton, guardian ad litem for the minor.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, McCORMICK, and McGIVERIN, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

The main question here is whether the parental rights of Michael David Abbott should have been terminated under section 600A.8(4), The Code 1979, for failure to support his natural child, Cody Michael Abbott. We affirm the trial court order terminating the father's parental rights.

Section 600A.8(4) provides in relevant part:

The juvenile court shall base its findings and order under section 600A.9 on clear and convincing proof...

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