In the Interest of B.S., Minor Child
T.B.F., Mother-Appellant
B.S., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Clarissa Argueta
Attorney for Appellant Father
Jamie J. Dawdy
Attorney for Appellee, State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Erin Romar
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Lynn Poschner, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (9 pages)
The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of the father, B.S., and the mother, T.B.F., to their child, born in August 2020. The parents separately appeal. The father contests the finding that the child could not be returned to his care at the time of the termination hearing. He also contends it is not in the child’s best interests to terminate his rights and, as an alternative, requests a six-month extension to demonstrate his ability to meet the child’s needs. Similar to the father’s approach, the mother concedes all required grounds for termination but for the last—disputing the child could not be returned to her at the time of the termination hearing. Like the father, she asserts it is not in the child’s best interests to terminate her parental rights and the juvenile court erred by not granting her a six-month extension to establish a safe home for the child. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the mother’s and the father’s parental rights.
