In the Interest of A.C. and A.F.C., Minor Children
T.D., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Austin Jungblut
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Paul White
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Kimberly Ayotte, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Ahlers and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (5 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights. She challenges the statutory grounds for termination as to her older child and requests additional time to work toward reunification with the child. As to her younger child, the mother argues if we reverse the termination of the older child, then we should also reverse as to the younger child to keep them together. OPINION HOLDS: The statutory grounds authorizing termination of the mother’s parental rights to the older child are met, and we deny the mother’s request for additional time to work toward reunification. As to the younger child, a condition of the mother’s argument is not met because we affirm the termination of the mother’s rights to the older child.
