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
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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.