Furthermore, the court should consider whether a child's preference is reasonable under the facts of the case. SeeIn re B.A.L. , No. 12-1059, 2012 WL 3860816, at *4 (Iowa Ct. App. Sept. 6, 2012) (finding a child's preference to live with the father was not reasonable because he could not provide a safe environment). The CASA assigned to this case testified:

Furthermore, the court should consider whether a child's preference is reasonable under the facts of the case. See In re B.A.L., No. 12-1059, 2012 WL 3860816, at *4 (Iowa Ct. App. Sept. 6, 2012) (finding a child's preference to live with the father was not reasonable because he could not provide a safe environment). The CASA assigned to this case testified:

In its response to the child's petition on appeal, the State argued that S.O. did not have standing to challenge the statutory grounds for termination of her parents’ rights under Iowa Code section 232.116(1). For that proposition, the State relied on In re B.A.L. , No. 12-1059, 2012 WL 3860816, at *4 (Iowa Ct. App. Sept. 6, 2012). Indeed, we have repeated that restrictive view of standing in two other unpublished cases.