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In the Interest of L.H., Minor Child
D.M., Mother-Appellant
T.H., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Amanda J. Heims
Attorney for Appellant Father
Kyle J. McGinn
Attorney for Appellee State
Meredith L. Lamberti
Guardian ad litem
Roberta J. Megel
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Craig M. Dreismeier, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (6 pages)
A mother and father appeal the termination of their parental rights to a child, born in 2016. The mother contends (A) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the district court, (B) the termination hearing should have been postponed, and (C) the district court should have declined to terminate her parental rights based on the closeness of the parent-child bond. The father contends (A) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the district court and (B) termination was not in the child’s best interests given the closeness of the parent-child bond. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the parents’ rights to the child.
