In the Interest of C.C., J.C., and D.C., Minor Children
B.C., Father-Appellant
A.R., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
J. Joseph Narmi
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Maura C. Goaley
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Kristen Elizabeth Bracker
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Donna Bothwell, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (10 pages)
Parents separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to three children under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(e), (f), (h), and (l) (2023). They each claim (1) the juvenile court abused its discretion by not continuing the termination hearing, (2) the evidence did not support the grounds for termination, (3) termination is not in the children’s best interests, and (4) permissive exceptions to termination should have been applied. The father also submits the juvenile court should have established a guardianship in the paternal grandmother. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of both parents’ rights.
