In the Interest of J.W. and D.C, Minor Children
S.W., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Kyle D. Massner
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Travis Inghram
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Louisa County, Emily Dean, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Greer, J. and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Greer, J. (6 pages)
The mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to J.W. and D.C., born in 2010 and 2016, respectively. The juvenile court terminated the mother’s parental rights to both children under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(d), (e), (f), (g), (i), and (l) (2021). The mother challenges some of the statutory grounds, asks for a six-month extension to work toward reunification, argues termination is not in the children’s best interest because of the bond they share with her, and argues for a guardianship in the maternal grandmother in lieu of termination. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.
