In the Interest of K.R.

S.R. and M.R., mother and father of K.R., born August 2005, separately appeal the order by the district court terminating their parental rights. Upon our de novo review, In re J.E., 723 N.W.2d 793, 798 (Iowa 2006), we affirm termination of the father’s rights. We dismiss S.R.’s appeal as she voluntarily dismissed a prior appeal.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

K.R. was born with illegal drugs in his system and briefly placed in foster care. He was returned to his mother when she entered Bridge of Hope, an intensive residential treatment program designed to assist mothers in recovering from…