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In the Interest of J.C. and S.B., Minor Children
L.C., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Becky Wilson
Attorney for Appellee State
Meredith L. Lamberti, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Patrick James Rourick
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court; for Mitchell County, Karen Kaufman Salic, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Doyle and May, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (6 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to two children, contending (1) the State failed to prove the grounds for termination cited by the juvenile court; (2) termination was not in the children’s best interests; (3) the juvenile court should have invoked certain exceptions to termination; and (4) the juvenile court should have granted her additional time to work toward reunification. OPINION HOLDS: Because the child could not be returned to her custody, the mother was not in a position to safely parent the children, the court acted appropriately in not invoking exceptions to termination, and additional time would not resolve the court’s concerns, we affirm.
