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Case No. 24-1846

In the Interest of K.M., Minor Child

County:
Bremer

S.H. and M.H., Petitioners-Appellees,

A.M., Respondent-Appellant,

and

D.G., Respondent.

Attorney for Appellant

Joseph G. Martin

Attorney for Appellees

Jamie L. Schroeder

Guardian ad Litem

Elizabeth Wayne

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
24-1846
Date Published:
Jun 18, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Bremer County, Peter B. Newell, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Greer, P.J.  (10 pages)

            A mother appeals the private termination of her parental rights, arguing the child’s grandparents, the child’s current placement, failed to prove a statutory basis for termination and failed to prove termination was in the child’s best interests.  OPINION HOLDS: We find the grandparents proved the mother abandoned her child and termination is in the child’s best interests.  We affirm the decision of the juvenile court. 

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