In the Interest of A.C. and S.C., Minor Children
H.L., Mother-Appellant
R.C., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
R.J. Longmuir
Attorney for Appellant Father
A.J. Flickinger
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Kimberly S. Lange
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buchanan County, Linnea M.N. Nicol, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Bower, C.J., May, J., and Gamble, S.J. Opinion by Gamble, S.J. (7 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their respective parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: The children could not be safely returned to the mother. The father waived his reasonable-efforts challenge, and his challenge would be unsuccessful if preserved.