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
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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.