IN THE INTEREST OF N.D.

No. 23-1835.

IN THE INTEREST OF N.D. and C.D., Minor Children, S.M., Mother, Appellant, D.D., Father, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed March 27, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danielle M. Ellingson of Noah, Smith, Sloter & Ellingson PLC, Charles City, for appellant mother.

Mark A. Milder of Mark Milder Law Firm, Denver, for appellant father.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Tamara Knight , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.

Sarah A. Reindl of Reindl Law Firm PLC, Mason City, attorney and guardian ad litem for minor children.

Nellie O'Mara of O'Mara Wilson Law PLLC, Mason City, attorney for minor children.

Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ.


A mother and father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to their children, born in 2011 and 2009. Both contend the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the juvenile court, termination is not in the children's best interests, and the court should apply a permissive exception to preclude...

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