In the Interest of T.D. and A.C., Minor Children
A.W., Mother-Appellant
A.C., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Jennifer Triner Olsen
Attorney for Appellant Father
J. David Zimmerman
Attorney for Appellee State
Dion D. Trowers, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Victoria D. Noel
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Kimberly K. Shepherd, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by May, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ. Opinion by May, P.J. (5 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their respective parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: Neither parent challenges the statutory grounds authorizing termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(d) (2021), so they waived error and the court affirms on that ground. Termination is in the children’s best interests and neither parent’s bond with their respective children is so strong to preclude termination. The juvenile court never ruled on the mother’s request to establish a guardianship as an alternative to termination, so it is not preserved for our consideration.
