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Case No. 21-0684

In the Interest of R.G., Minor Child

K.H., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Thomas Hurd

Attorney for Appellee State

Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Magdalena Reese

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
21-0684
Date Published:
Sep 22, 2021
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Kimberly Ayotte, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., Greer, J., and Doyle, S.J.  Opinion by Tabor, P.J.  (9 pages)

            A mother challenges the termination of her parental rights alleging the court abused its discretion by denying her request for additional drug testing and violated her constitutional rights to counsel and to due process.  OPINION HOLDS: We find the court did not err in denying the request for additional drug testing and so did not violate the mother’s constitutional rights.  We affirm. 

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