In the Interest of E.O. and O.O., Minor Children
L.O., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Kevin J. Huyser
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick (until withdrawal) and Erin E. Mayfield, Assistant Attorneys General
Guardian ad Litem
Tisha Halverson
Attorney for E.O.
Deb De Jong
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for O'Brien County, Shawna L. Ditsworth, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, J. (6 pages)
A mother appeals the review order in a child-in-need-of-assistance proceeding and the ruling on her motion for reasonable efforts. She requests more frequent and longer visits. OPINION HOLDS: Following the review hearing, the juvenile court rejected the mother’s reasonable efforts challenge and left the details of visitation, including frequency, length, and supervision, to the Department of Health and Human Services. On our de novo review, we agree that despite recent progress, the mother’s lack of accountability for her physical and emotional abuse of the children means her interactions should remain at the discretion of the department. We affirm.
