In the Interest of A.S., Minor Child
B.C., Father-Appellant
E.S., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Roberta J. Megel
Attorney for Appellant Mother
J. Joseph Narmi
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Eric A. Checketts
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Scott D. Strait, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to a child born in 2021. The mother and father (I) challenge the evidence supporting the grounds for termination cited by the district court; (II) contend the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services did not engage in reasonable efforts to facilitate reunification; and (III) argue the district court should not have terminated their parental rights based on the parent-child bond. The mother also contends (IV) termination is not in the child’s best interests and (V) she should have been afforded additional time to work toward reunification. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm termination of the parents’ rights to the child.
