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Case No. 19-1829

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In the Interest of C.K. and M.K., Minor Children

R.K., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Martha L. Cox

Attorney for Appellee State

Ellen Ramsey-Kacena, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Rebecca C. Sharpe

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-1829
Date Published:
Jan 09, 2020
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Korie Shippee, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and May and Greer, JJ.  Opinion by Greer, J.  (7 pages)

            A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to two minor children under Iowa Code chapter 232 (2019).  She does not contest the grounds for termination but claims two exceptions to termination apply: (1) the children are placed with relatives and (2) termination would harm the children based on their closeness with the mother.  The mother requests a guardianship instead of termination.  OPINION HOLDS: We decline to apply the permissive exceptions to termination, reject the mother’s request for a guardianship, and affirm the termination order.

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