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Case No. 23-0262

In the Interest of R.E., Minor Child

County:
Muscatine

M.B., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Larry J. Brock

Attorney for Appellee State

Diane Murphy Smith, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Jeannette Keller

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-0262
Date Published:
May 24, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Muscatine County, Gary P. Strausser, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.   Opinion by Buller, J.  (8 pages)

            A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm, finding that R.E. could not be returned to her mother at the time of the termination hearing, that reasonable efforts towards reunification were made, and the juvenile court did not err in declining to grant an additional six months to work towards reunification.

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