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Case No. 22-1851

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In the Interest of A.S., K.S. and L.S., Minor Children

County:
Polk

A.S., Father-Appellant

D.S., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Father

Magdalena Reese

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Arielle M. Lipman

Attorney for Appellee State

Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Lynn Maria Vogan

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-1851
Date Published:
Feb 08, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Ahlers and Buller, JJ.  Opinion by Ahlers, J.  Partial Dissent by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (7 pages)

            A mother and father separately appeal a district court order adjudicating their three children in need of assistance.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the adjudication of the children as children in need of assistance under Iowa Code section 232.96A(3)(b) and (14) (2022).  PARTIAL DISSENT ASSERTS: I concur in part and dissent in part.  I agree the State proved the children were in need of assistance under Iowa Code section 232.96A(3)(b) (2022).  But on my de novo review of the record, I would conclude the State failed to prove the children were in need of assistance under section 232.96A(14).

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