In the Interest of L.L. and L.L., Minor Children
J.W., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Douglas Cook
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Ricki Leigh Osborn Stubbs
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Webster County, Joseph L. Tofilon, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, P.J. (6 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her two young children. She claims the juvenile court should have granted a six-month extension for reunification efforts. She also claims that termination is not in the children’s best interests. And she contends the juvenile court should not have terminated her parental rights due to her close bond with the children. OPINION HOLDS: A six-month extension is not supported in the record. Termination is in the children’s best interests. Finally, we decline to apply a permissive exception.
