In the Interest of J.C., T.G., P.F., and D.W., Minor Children
D.C., Mother-Appellant
J.C., Sr., Father of J.C.-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
G. Brian Weiler
Attorney for Appellant Father of J.C.
Barbara E. Maness
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenize Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Jennifer Olsen
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Cheryl E. Traum, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (6 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights. The mother contends the State did not prove a statutory ground for termination nor that termination was in the children’s best interests. She also argues that the State did not make reasonable efforts to reunite her family. In his appeal, the father of the oldest child lobbies to place J.C. in a guardianship and argues that preserving his parental rights is in his son’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: Finding no cause for reversal in either parent’s arguments, we affirm the termination order.
