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
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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.