In the Interest of K.K.-C., Minor Child
K.C., Mother-Appellant
B.K., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Jean Capdevila
Attorney for Appellant Father
G. Brian Weiler
Attorney for Appellee State
Gretchen Witte Kraemer, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Joshua Cobie
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Korie Shippee, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Mullins and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (12 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the terminations of their parental rights to their child. The mother argues termination is not in the child’s best interests. The father challenges the statutory grounds for termination of parental rights and argues a number of the juvenile court’s findings are in error. OPINION HOLDS: Because the mother has yet to comply with the requirement to secure appropriate housing, the child’s emotional upheaval related to interactions with the mother, and the child’s consistent express preference for adoption, we affirm termination of the mother’s parental rights. Although the father has obtained and maintained employment and housing, circumstances exist that prevent reunification with the child. Furthermore, because of the father’s inexperience in parenting, the need for consistent intervention regarding appropriate conversation topics and physical interactions, and the child’s express preference for adoption we affirm termination of the father’s parental rights.