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Case No. 24-0233

In the Interest of M.D., Minor Child

A.C., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

John J. Bishop

Attorney for Appellee State

Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Kimberly A. Opatz

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-0233
Date Published:
May 22, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Linn County, Cynthia S. Finley, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., Ahlers, J., and Potterfield, S.J.  Opinion by Potterfield, S.J.  (6 pages)

            Following the mother’s short-term mental-health committal for stimulant-induced psychosis, the juvenile court ordered the removal of the mother’s child, M.D., from her custody and later adjudicated M.D. in need of assistance pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.96A(3)(a), (3)(b), and (14) (2023).  The mother challenges M.D.’s initial removal and whether the State proved the grounds for adjudication.  OPINION HOLDS: Because any deficiencies in the removal proceedings were rendered moot by the entry of a subsequent dispositional order, we do not consider the mother’s challenge of that issue.  We affirm adjudication of M.D. on all three grounds. 

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