In the Interest of D.W., Minor Child
D.B., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Nancy L. Pietz
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Nicole Garbis Nolan
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (8 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child, arguing the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services failed to make reasonable efforts to reunify her with the child, the statutory grounds for termination were not proved, the loss of her rights is not in the child’s best interests, and the court should have declined to terminate her parental rights because of the closeness of the bond she shares with D.W. Alternatively, the mother asks for a six-month extension to work toward reunification. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.
