In the Interest of S.S. and G.S., Minor Children
K.S., Mother-Appellant
W.S., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Theodore J. Hovda
Attorney for Appellant Father
Cameron M. Sprecher
Attorney for Appellee State
Michelle R. Becker, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Jane Wright
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Hancock County, Karen Kaufman Salic, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (6 pages)
A father and mother separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to two children, born in 2018 and 2019. Both parents (I) challenge the evidence supporting the ground for termination cited by the juvenile court; (II) argue termination was not in the children’s best interests; (III) assert termination was detrimental due to the closeness of the parent-child bond; and (IV) argue they should have been afforded six additional months to facilitate reunification. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the juvenile court’s termination of parental rights to these two children.