In the Interest of L.B. and H.B., Minor Children
J.L., Father-Appellant
L.B., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
James W. Thornton
Attorney for Appellant Mother
T.J. Hier
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Shannon M. Leighty
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Hunter W. Thorpe, Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Langholz and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Sandy, J. (24 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the juvenile court order terminating their respective parental rights to their two minor children. Although the mother and father appeal separately, they make identical arguments on appeal. The mother and father contend that (1) several permissive exceptions to termination should have been applied; (2) an extension of time to work towards reunification should have been granted; (3) placing the children under the guardianship of their paternal grandparents was more appropriate than termination; and (4) the juvenile court erred by not bifurcating the role of the children’s guardian ad litem and attorney. OPINION HOLDS: Upon our de novo review of the record, we affirm with respect to both parents.
