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In the Interest of D.R., W.R., R.R., and G.Y., Minor Children
J.R., Mother-Appellant
J.R., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Shireen L. Carter
Attorney for Appellant Father
Jeremy M. Evans
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Tamara Lea Knight
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Clarke County, Monty W. Franklin, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Chicchelly, J. (6 pages)
A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to their children. OPINION HOLDS: Clear and convincing evidence shows the children cannot be returned to the father due to his unresolved substance-abuse issues, establishing the grounds for termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(f) (2022). Termination is in the children’s best interests, and none of the circumstances listed in section 232.116(3) weighs against terminating either the mother’s or father’s parental rights.
