In the Interest of L.M. and H.M., Minor Children
L.M., Father-Appellant
M.S., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Jonathan Willier
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Michael S. Fisher
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Samuel K. Erhardt
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, William Owens, Associate Juvenile Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (10 pages)
A mother and a father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: Under the facts and circumstances of this case, the State proved by clear and convincing evidence the children could not be returned to the mother’s care without a risk of adjudicatory harm at the time of the termination-of-parental-rights hearing. Additionally, termination of the parents’ parental rights was in the children’s best interests, additional time under section 232.104(2)(b) (2019) is unjustified, and no permissive factor under section 232.116(3) overweighs the children’s need for permanency. Accordingly, we affirm the juvenile court’s order terminating the parents’ parental rights.
