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IN RE D.S.

No. 11-0954.

806 N.W.2d 458 (2011)

In the Interest of D.S., Minor Child, D.S., Father, Appellant, J.M., Mother, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

October 5, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Drahozal of Drahozal Law Office, P.C., Dubuque, for appellant father.

Jodee R. Dietzenbach of the Law Offices of Thad J. Murphy, P.C., Dubuque, for appellant mother.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Kathrine Miller-Todd , Attorney General, Ralph Potter , County Attorney, and Jean Becker , Assistant County Attorney, for appellee State.

MaryBeth Fleming , Dubuque, for intervenors.

Mary Kelley , Dubuque, for minor child.

Considered by VOGEL, P.J., and POTTERFIELD and DANILSON, JJ.

DANILSON, J.

A father and mother appeal from the order terminating their parental rights to their one-year-old son. They contend the juvenile court erred in terminating parental rights without the testimony of a qualified expert witness and that the State failed to prove active efforts were made for reunification. The father also contends the juvenile court erred in failing to address placement until after the termination hearing. The mother also contends termination...

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