In the Interest of H.B., Minor Child
R.B., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Heidi D. Van Winkle
Attorney for Appellee State
Anna T. Stoeffler (until withdrawal) and Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorneys General
Guardian ad Litem
Joshua P. Schier
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Emily Dean, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Doyle, P.J., and Tabor and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (6 pages)
Ravin, age twenty-two, appeals an order terminating her parental rights to H.B., her now three-year-old son. She contends the State did not prove the statutory basis for termination and termination is not in H.B.’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: H.B.’s repeated removals are a heartbreaking reminder Ravin cannot overcome her addiction at the present time to provide her son with a safe home. Termination of Ravin’s parental rights was proper under sections 232.116(1)(h) and 232.116(2) (2019). We affirm.
