In the Interest of A.W., Minor Child
Z.T., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
John J. Sullivan
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Kimberly S. Lange
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Fayette County, Linnea M.N. Nicol, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., Badding, J., and Doyle, S.J. Opinion by Doyle, S.J. (6 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child. OPINION HOLDS: Because the child could not be returned to the mother’s care at the time of the termination hearing, termination is appropriate under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(h) (2021). The mother failed to preserve a challenge to the State’s reasonable efforts to return the child to her care, and there is no basis for finding that granting the mother more time would eliminate the need for the child’s removal. Because termination is in the child’s best interest, we affirm.
