In the Interest of K.E., a/k/a K.W.
K.W., Mother-Appellant
N.E., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Taryn R. McCarthy
Attorney for Appellant Father
Jennifer M. Triner Olsen
Attorney for Appellee State
Dion D. Trowers, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Barbara Maness
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clinton County, Kimberly K. Shepherd, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Bower, C.J., Schumacher, J., and Danilson, S.J. Opinion by Danilson, S.J. (10 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their respective parental rights. The father challenges one of the statutory grounds authorizing termination, claims termination of his rights is not in the child’s best interests, requests application of a permissive exception to termination, and requests additional time to work toward reunification. The mother challenges whether termination of her parental rights is in the child’s best interests and requests additional time to work toward reunification. OPINION HOLDS: Because the father does not challenge three of the statutory grounds relied upon by the juvenile court, we find he waived error and we affirm under the unchallenged grounds. Termination of both parents’ parental rights is in the child’s best interests. We decline to apply a permissive exception to preclude termination of the father’s rights. We decline to grant either parent additional time to work toward reunification.
