In the Interest of N.L., Minor Child
B.L., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Teresa M. Pope
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
ConGarry Williams
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (8 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to a two-year-old child. She challenges the statutory ground for termination, requests additional time, and argues termination is not in the child’s best interests. She also contends the juvenile court’s denial of her motion to continue the termination hearing was an abuse of discretion. OPINION HOLDS: We disagree that the court abused its discretion in denying a continuance. We also find the termination ground was supported, additional time was unwarranted, and termination is in the child’s best interests. So we affirm.
