In the Interest of D.M., D.G., T.G., and T.G., Minor Children
L.M., Mother-Appellant
R.G., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Jason T. Carlstrom
Attorney for Appellant Father
Ricki L. Osborn Stubbs
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Alesha M. Sigmeth Roberts
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Joseph L. Tofilon, Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (11 pages)
The parents of four children individually appeal the termination of their parental rights. The father argues that the State failed to prove a ground for termination and that termination was not in the children’s best interests, and he asks for six additional months to work toward reunification. The mother claims that the State hindered reunification and that without its recommendation, the court could not find the children could be returned. OPINION HOLDS: We find the State proved grounds for termination by clear and convincing evidence and that it was in the children’s best interests for the court to terminate. We also refuse the father’s request for six more months. Lastly, we find the mother both failed to preserve and waived her argument on appeal. Thus, we affirm on both appeals.
