In the Interest of N.G., Minor Child
N.G., Child-Appellant
P.G., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Child
Andrea B. McGinn
Guardian ad Litem
Robb D. Goedicke
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Sarah E. Dewein
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED ON BOTH APPEALS. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (10 pages)
An adoptive mother and minor child appeal a district court order terminating parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: The State met its statutory burden under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(f) (2019). Termination is in N.G.’s best interests, and the court below did not err in refraining from applying one of the permissive exceptions in Iowa Code section 232.116(3). We affirm the termination.