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Case No. 25-0425

In the Interest of L.K., A.H., and T.H., Minor Children

County:
Polk

T.H., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Jesse A. Macro, Jr.

Attorney for Appellee State

Michelle R. Becker, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Shannon L. Wallace

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
25-0425
Date Published:
Jun 18, 2025
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Rachael E. Seymour, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered without oral argument by Schumacher, P.J., and Buller and Sandy, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, P.J.  (7 pages)

            A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights, claiming the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the juvenile court and termination is not in the children’s best interests because of the bond she shares with the children.  She also claims her due process rights were violated “when the court permitted hearsay evidence to be admitted at the termination trial.”  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of parental rights. 

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