In the Interest of H.W. and D.D., Minor Children
K.W., Father of H.W.-Appellant
C.W., Father of D.D.-Appellant
M.S., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Father of H.W.
Jennifer Triner Olsen
Attorney for Father of D.D.
Barbara E. Maness
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Steven W. Stickle
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Christine D. Frederick
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Korie Talkington, Judge. AFFIRMED ON ALL THREE APPEALS. Considered without oral argument by Chicchelly, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Buller, J. (12 pages)
A mother and the fathers of two children separately appeal termination of their parental rights to two children. OPINION HOLDS: We find the children could not have been safely returned to the mother or the father who challenged statutory grounds; the State provided reasonable efforts; termination was in the children’s best interests; the permissive bond exception was not in their best interests; and the juvenile’s court exclusion of some expert testimony was not an abuse of discretion.
