In the Interest of W.B. and A.B.-S., Minor Children
S.S., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Jessica R. Noll
Attorney for Appellee State
Anna T. Stoeffler, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Molly Vakulskas Joly
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Stephanie Forker Perry, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and May, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (10 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to two children. OPINION HOLDS: The State proved the statutory grounds for termination where the mother has a severe substance-abuse problem and was unable to maintain sobriety throughout the child-in-need-of-assistance proceedings. She is unable to resume custody of the children at this time. It is also in the children’s best interests to terminate her parental rights; the closeness of their bond should not prevent termination. And, based on the mother’s history, an extension of time is not warranted. We affirm.
