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Case No. 22-1015

In the Interest of D.R., Minor Child

C.R., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Cynthia D. Hucks

Attorney for Appellee State

Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Kevin S. Maughan

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
22-1015
Date Published:
Sep 21, 2022
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, William Owens, Associate Juvenile Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Greer and Schumacher, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, J.  (7 pages)

            A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights, claiming the State did not provide reasonable efforts to reunite the family.  She also argues termination was not in the best interest of the child.  OPINION HOLDS:  We find the mother’s reasonable efforts argument to be unpreserved and determine that termination is in the child’s best interest.  We affirm.

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