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Case No. 23-0036

In the Interest of M.S., Minor Child

County:
Polk

S.T., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Brooke J. Thompson

Attorney for Appellee State

Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Lisa Kay Pendroy

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-0036
Date Published:
Mar 29, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Rachael E. Seymour, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, J.  (10 pages)

            A mother appeals the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights.  OPINION HOLDS: We find the termination of the mother’s parental rights is supported by clear and convincing evidence, termination is in the child’s best interests, the mother has not shown an exception to termination should be applied, and the court properly denied the mother’s request for an extension of time.  We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.

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