In the Interest of C.R. and L.S., Minor Children
A.R., Mother-Appellant
J.S., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Ashley Beisch
Attorney for Appellant Father
Charles A. Schulte
Attorney for Appellee State
Meredith L. Lamberti, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Mary Lauver
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Calhoun County, Joseph McCarville, District Associate Judge. FATHER’S APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTHER’S APPEAL affirmed. Considered by Tabor, P.J., Greer, J., and Scott, S.J. Opinion by Greer, J. (9 pages)
The mother and father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights. The father’s petition on appeal was not timely filed, but he requests a delayed appeal. The mother argues that the State did not prove that she could not resume custody of her children and that termination is not in the children’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: The father does not qualify for a delayed appeal, so we dismiss his appeal. Clear and convincing evidence showed that the mother was not able to resume custody of her children at the time of termination and that termination is in the best interests of the children. We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.
