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In the Interest of R.W., Minor Child
J.W., Father-Appellant
S.W., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Ryan J. Mitchell
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Sarah Wenke
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Nicole Steddom
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, Richelle Mahaffey, Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Badding, P.J., Chicchelly, J., and Bower, S.J. Opinion by Bower, S.J. (9 pages)
Parents separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to R.W., born in 2021. They claim the district court erred in concluding the child could not safely be returned to their custody, termination is not in the child’s best interests, and the parent-child bond should preclude termination. The mother also claims the court should have placed the child in a guardianship with the maternal grandmother in lieu of terminating her parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: Upon our review, we affirm.
