In the Interest of J.F. and J.F., Minor Children
J.F., Mother-Appellant
R.F., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Annette F. Martin
Attorney for Appellant Father
Eric Nelson
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Kimberly Ann Opatz
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Cynthia S. Finley, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (11 pages)
A father and mother separately appeal the order terminating their parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: The father did not preserve his reasonable-efforts claim. But even if we were to consider his claim, he has not shown the State failed to engage in reasonable efforts to reunite him with the children. There is clear and convincing evidence in the record to support termination of the mother’s parental rights, termination of her parental rights is in the children’s best interests, and an exception to termination should not be applied. We affirm the decision of the district court on both appeals.
