In the Interest of J.S., M.S., and A.S., Minor Children
J.S., Father-Appellant
S.G., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Debra S. De Jong (until withdrawal)
Jessica R. Noll
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Bethany Brands
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Lisa K. Mazurek
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clay County, Andrew J. Smith, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (9 pages)
A mother and a father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to three children. OPINION HOLDS: Clear and convincing evidence establishes the grounds for terminating parental rights. Additional visitation would not have impacted the State’s burden of proving the children cannot be returned to either parent’s care, and we cannot find the need for removal will no longer exist if the parents are granted six more months to attempt to remedy their deficiencies. Because the children’s best interests require termination, we affirm.