In the Interest of T.F.-G., Minor Child
G.G., Father-Appellant
R.F., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Gina E.V. Burress
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Karen A. Taylor
Attorney for Appellee State
Kathryn K. Lang, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Magdalena Reese
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Warren County, Mark F. Schlenker, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by May, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Blane, S.J. Opinion by Blane, S.J. (10 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to a five-year-old child. They contend the State failed to prove the statutory grounds and termination was not in the child’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: Because of the parents’ persistent substance-abuse problems—as shown by the parents and child testing positive for methamphetamine and amphetamines one month after returning to their custody—they are not able to resume custody at the present time. And the evidence in the record does not establish that termination would be detrimental to the child due to the parent-child bond. Therefore, we affirm on both appeals.
