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In the Interest of N.N., Minor Child
N.K., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Lori J. Kolpin
Attorney for Appellee State
Charles K. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Lisa K. Mazurek
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Buena Vista County, Mary L. Timko, Associate Juvenile Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and May and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (5 pages)
N.K. appeals the termination of her parental rights to N.N. She argues she should have had an interpreter and attorney during N.N.’s delinquency proceedings and termination is not in N.N.’s best interests. OPINION HOLDS: The mother has not preserved her claims regarding lack of an interpreter and attorney during delinquency for our review; however, a parent has no right to an interpreter or attorney during the child’s delinquency proceedings. We find termination is in N.N.’s best interests, and we affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights.