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In the Interest of K.W., E.W., Q.W., J.W., and M.K., Minor Children
C.W., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Michelle Jungers
Attorney for Appellee State
Mary A. Triick, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Tammy L. Banning
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Stephen C. Clarke, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Vaitheswaran and Greer, JJ. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, J. (4 pages).
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her children, contending the district court should have afforded her six additional months “to demonstrate her safe lifestyle” and therefore termination is not in the best interests of the children. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm termination of the mother’s parental rights to his children