Klobnock Ex Rel. Abbott

303 N.W.2d 149 (1981)

Donald Michael KLOBNOCK, Appellee,

In the Interest of Cody Michael Abbott, a Minor,

Michael David ABBOTT, Appellant.

No. 64697.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 18, 1981.

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,…