In the Interest of I.B., B.B., A.B., and T.B., Minor Children
N.B., Father-Appellant
T.B., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
T. Cody Farrens
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Molly Vakulskas Joly
Attorney for Appellee State
Meredith L. Lamberti, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for Minor Children
Thomas E. Gustafson
Guardian ad Litem
Lisa K. Mazurek
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buena Vista County, Mary L. Timko, Associate Juvenile Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (12 pages)
A father and mother separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to three of the parties’ children. OPINION HOLDS: The State proved termination pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(f) (2020), and termination is in the children’s best interests. The father does not have standing to raise an ineffective-assistance claim on behalf of the children.
