In the Interest of V.K., C.K., and I.K., Minor Children
T.G., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Julie A. Forsyth
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Shireen Carter
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Madison County, Brendan Greiner, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Potterfield and Mullins, JJ. Opinion by Mullins, J. (7 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her three children, arguing termination is contrary to the children’s best interests and the court should have established a guardianship in the children’s maternal grandparents rather than terminate her parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude termination of the mother’s parental rights is in the children’s best interests and the establishment of a guardianship in lieu of termination is inappropriate under the circumstances of this case. We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.
