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Case No. 18-2204

In the Interest of S.B., Minor Child

S.B., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Ivan E. Miller

Attorney for Appellee State

Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad litem

DeShawne L. Bird-Sell

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
18-2204
Date Published:
Mar 20, 2019
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Montgomery County, Amy L. Zacharias, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vogel, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Doyle, JJ.  Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J.  (6 pages)

            A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child, born in 2018.  She argues (A) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the district court; (B) the department of human services failed to make reasonable efforts to reunify her with the child; (C) the district court should not have terminated her parental rights based on the parent-child bond; and (D) the district court should have afforded her additional time to work toward reunification.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights to the child.

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