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In the Interest of O.K., N.K., and A.K., Minor Children
M.A., Mother-Appellant
G.K., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Shireen L. Carter
Attorney for Appellant Father
Gina E.V. Burress
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for Minor Child A.K.
Tonya A. Oetken
Attorney for Minor Children N.K. and O.K. and Guardian ad Litem
Barbara Davis
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, Judge. AFFIRMED. on both appeals. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (9 pages)
A father and a mother each appeal the termination of their parental rights. The father challenges the statutory grounds and argues that termination is not in the children’s best interests. The mother also raises a best-interests claim, invokes the exception for a child over ten who objects to termination, and lobbies for a guardianship. OPINION HOLDS: Finding no merit to the parents’ claims, we affirm the order in both appeals.
