In the Interest of E.G., Minor Child
M.B., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Amanda Heims
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha Dixit and John McCormally (until withdrawal), Assistant Attorneys General
Guardian ad litem
Roberta J. Megel
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Craig M. Dreismeier, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Potterfield and Doyle, JJ. Opinion by Potterfield, J. (6 pages)
The mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child, E.G., who was born in 2006. The juvenile court terminated the mother’s parental rights pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(e) and (f) (2018). The mother maintains the statutory grounds for termination have not been met as the State failed to make reasonable efforts to reunify her with her child and the close bond she shares with E.G. precludes termination. OPINION HOLDS: The mother’s reasonable-efforts argument has not been preserved for our review, and no permissive factor weighs against the termination of the mother’s parental rights. We affirm.
