In the Interest of K.C., Minor Child
S.C., Father-Petitioner-Appellee,
K.W., Mother-Respondent-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Patricia Scheinost
Attorney for Appellee Father
Amy E. Garreans
Guardian ad Litem
Amanda Heims
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Charles D. Fagan, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Mullins, P.J., and May and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (9 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights in this private termination proceeding. OPINION HOLDS: We conclude the delay of forty-three days between service of the notice of appeal and the date the appeal was filed in the district court was not unreasonable under the instant procedural facts and, therefore, we have jurisdiction to consider the appeal. We find there is sufficient evidence in the record to support termination of the mother’s parental rights and termination is in the child’s best interests. We affirm the decision of the district court.