In the Interest of E.N., Minor Child
P.A., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Alexandra M. Nelissen
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Kayla A.J. Stratton
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Brent Pattison, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, J. (8 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights, claiming the State did not establish a ground for termination. She also claims termination is not in the child’s best interest and that the court should have applied an exception to preclude termination. OPINION HOLDS: Clear and convincing evidence supports a ground for termination, termination is in the child’s best interest, and we, like the district court, decline to apply a permissive exception to termination.
