In the Interest of A.C. and L.A., Minor Children
F.C., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
J. Joseph Narmi
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Jennifer Mumm
Kileigh C. Cerny
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Mills County, David Brooks, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, P.J., and Ahlers and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (8 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights. She challenges the statutory grounds authorizing termination, whether termination is in the children’s best interests, and the juvenile court’s decision to not apply a permissive exception to termination. OPINION HOLDS: The State established a statutory ground for termination, termination is in the children’s best interests, and we decline to apply a permissive exception to termination.
