In the Interest of J.S. and J.S., Minor Children
J.S., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Lynn Vogen
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Teresa M. Pope
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Kimberly Ayotte, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Badding, P.J., Chicchelly, J., and Mullins, S.J. Opinion by Mullins, P.J. (5 pages)
A mother appeals the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights to two children, arguing termination is not in the children’s best interests and that the juvenile court should have transferred guardianship to their grandparents instead. OPINION HOLDS: Upon our de novo review, we find that termination of parental rights, rather than a guardianship, is in the best interests of the children. We therefore affirm the order of the juvenile court.
