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In the Interest of S.H., Minor Child
M.T., Mother-Appellant,
W.H., Father-Appellant.
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Molly Vakulskas Joly
Attorney for Appellant Father
Marchelle M. Denker
Attorney for Appellee State
Michelle R. Becker, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Maxine Buckmeier
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, The Honorable Kristal Phillips, Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Badding and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (7 pages)
The parents separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to their toddler daughter. OPINION HOLDS: The State presented clear and convincing evidence that the child cannot be returned to their custody and it is in her best interests to terminate their parental rights.