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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 7-890 / 07-1721 Filed December 12, 2007 IN THE INTEREST OF A.D., A.D., and A.D., Minor Children, R.O.D., JR., Father, Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Victor G. Lathrop, District Associate Judge.

A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his children. AFFIRMED.

Shannon M. Leighty, Assistant Public Defender, Nevada, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kathrine S. Miller-Todd, Assistant Attorney General, Stephen Holmes, County Attorney, and Cynthia McIntosh, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee. Mark Olberding of Olberding Law Office, Nevada, for mother. Gerald Moothart, Ames, guardian ad litem for minor children.

Considered by Huitink, P.J., and Miller and Eisenhauer, JJ.

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EISENHAUER, J. A father appeals the termination of his parental rights to his children. He contends the State failed to prove the grounds for termination by clear and convincing evidence, termination is not necessary under Iowa Code section 232.116(3) (2007), and termination is not in the children's best interest. We review his claims de novo. In re C.H., 652 N.W.2d 144, 147 (Iowa 2002). The father's parental rights were terminated pursuant to Iowa Code sections 232.116(1)(f) and (h). These sections apply to children of differing ages and have different time requirements regarding how long the children must be out of the home before termination can occur. Iowa Code

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