In the Interest of D.G. and G.G., Minor Children
L.H., Mother-Appellant
J.G., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
C. Kenneth Whitacre
Attorney for Appellant Father
Justin R. Wyatt
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad litem
Vicki R. Danley
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Page County, Amy L. Zacharias, District Associate Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Potterfield, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. (7 pages)
Parents separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to the youngest two of their five children, born in 2015 and 2017. OPINION HOLDS: We reverse the termination of the parents’ rights to the youngest two children on the basis of the statutory exception to termination set forth in Iowa Code section 232.116(3)(c) (2018). We remand for continued reunification services for the parents and all five children.
