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Case No. 21-1514

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In the Interest of B.S., Minor Child

T.B.F., Mother-Appellant

B.S., Father-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Clarissa Argueta

Attorney for Appellant Father

Jamie J. Dawdy

Attorney for Appellee, State

Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Erin Romar

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-1514
Date Published:
Jan 12, 2022
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Lynn Poschner, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Badding, JJ.  Opinion by Greer, J.  (9 pages)

            The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of the father, B.S., and the mother, T.B.F., to their child, born in August 2020.  The parents separately appeal.  The father contests the finding that the child could not be returned to his care at the time of the termination hearing.  He also contends it is not in the child’s best interests to terminate his rights and, as an alternative, requests a six-month extension to demonstrate his ability to meet the child’s needs.  Similar to the father’s approach, the mother concedes all required grounds for termination but for the last—disputing the child could not be returned to her at the time of the termination hearing.  Like the father, she asserts it is not in the child’s best interests to terminate her parental rights and the juvenile court erred by not granting her a six-month extension to establish a safe home for the child.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the mother’s and the father’s parental rights.

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