In the Interest of M.M., Minor Child
E.C., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Deborah M. Skelton
Attorney for Appellee State
Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Melody Butz
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Tama County, Casey D. Jones, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Potterfield, S.J. Opinion by Potterfield, S.J. (4 pages)
The juvenile court terminated the mother’s rights to M.M.—born in 2017—under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(d), (f), (i), and (l) (2022). The mother appeals, challenging each of the statutory grounds for termination, asserting the loss of her rights is not in the child’s best interests, and urging us to apply an exception to termination to save the parent-child relationship. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights to M.M. under section 232.116(1)(f).