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IN INTEREST OF M.M.S.

No. 92-658.

502 N.W.2d 4 (1993)

In the Interest of M.M.S., A Minor Child. B.C., Father, Appellant, R.S., Mother, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 16, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Malloy of Nelson, Johnson & Malloy, Ogden, for appellant.

Michael F. Mumma and Rita Harmening Pedersen of Mumma & Pedersen, Jefferson, for appellee.

Dennis W. Ladd, Jefferson, guardian ad litem for the child.

Considered en banc.

HARRIS, Justice.

This appeal challenges an order terminating the relationship between a father and his natural daughter. We agree with the trial court's finding of abandonment and affirm the order of termination. So doing we vacate a contrary decision by the court of appeals.

The proceedings were brought by the child's mother, pursuant to Iowa Code section 600A.8 (1991), which provides in pertinent part:

The juvenile court shall base its findings...

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