In the Interest of J.M., Minor Child
B.R., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant
Keith R. Tucker
Attorney for Appellee State
Diane Murphy Smith, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Vicki Danley
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Page County, Jennifer A. Benson Bahr, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (5 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to a child born in 2013. She contends: (I) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the district court; (II) termination was not in the child’s best interests; (III) the district court should have declined to terminate her parental rights based on her bond with the child; and (IV) she should have been afforded additional time to reunify with the child. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm termination of the mother’s parental rights to the child.
