In the Interest of K.L., Minor Child
V.S., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Blake D. Lubinus
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad litem
Kimberly Ayotte
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
18-1526
Date Published:
Dec 05, 2018
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph W. Seidlin, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Danilson, C.J., and Potterfield and Doyle, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (4 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child. OPINION HOLDS: Termination is in the child’s best interests where the record shows that preserving the parent-child relationship would expose the child to more harm than would terminating the mother’s parental rights.