In the Interest of C.S., Minor Child
A.M., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Grishma Arumugam
Attorney for Appellee State
Dion D. Trowers, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Brian Patrick Donnelly
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Christine Dalton, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Badding, J. (5 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child, born in 2023, under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(d), (g), and (h) (2025). She challenges each of the three steps in our termination analysis and alternatively asks for more time to reunify with the child. OPINION HOLDS: Because the mother failed to contest termination under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(d), we affirm on that unchallenged ground. We also find that termination is in the child’s best interests, the mother’s permissive-exception argument is not preserved for our review, and an extension of time is unwarranted.
