In the Interest of A.C. and P.C., Minor Children
N.C., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Lanny M. Van Daele
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Anthony A. Haughton
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Jason A. Burns, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Schumacher, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Vogel, S.J. Special Concurrence by Schumacher, J. (8 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her two daughters. OPINION HOLDS: Because of the mother’s cognitive and physical disabilities, she is unable to care for herself or for her children. The juvenile court found, and we agree, termination of the mother’s parental rights is in the best interests of the children. SPECIAL CONCURRENCE: I respectfully disagree with the use of the audio of the mother’s partial testimony in our review of the record, as such was not a part of the official record at the time the appeal was submitted to our court and was likely not accessible to the litigants. Based on the independent review of the record without the audio recording of a portion of the mother’s testimony, I join the majority opinion.