In the Interest of B.H. and J.R., Minor Children
J.H., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Mary Baird Krafka
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad litem
Samuel K. Erhardt
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, William Owens, Associate Juvenile Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Potterfield, P.J., and Doyle and Tabor, JJ. Opinion by Potterfield, P.J. (8 pages)
The mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to B.H. and J.R., born in 2008 and 2009, respectively. The mother maintains there is not clear and convincing evidence the children could not be returned to her care at the time of the termination hearing, termination is not in the children’s best interests, and the district court erred in admitting hearsay evidence. OPINION HOLDS: The juvenile court’s admission of messages between the mother and her paramour is not improper in juvenile proceedings. The children cannot be returned to the mother’s care, and termination of her parental rights is in their best interests. We affirm.
