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Case No. 19-1775

In the Interest of K.V. and H.V., Minor Children

K.D., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Joseph W. Kertels

Attorney for Appellee State

Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Patrick T. Parry

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-1775
Date Published:
Jan 09, 2020
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, Mark C. Cord III, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Doyle, P.J., Tabor, J., and Vogel, S.J.  Opinion by Doyle, P.J.  (5 pages)

            A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to two children.  OPINION HOLDS: Because clear and convincing evidence shows the children could not be returned to the mother’s care at the time of the termination hearing, we affirm termination of the mother’s parental rights under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(h) (2019).  We deny the mother’s request for additional time and decline to apply the provisions of Iowa Code section 232.116(3)(a) to avoid terminating the mother’s parental rights because doing so would be contrary to the children’s best interests. 

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