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In the Interest of T.S., Minor Child
K.M., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Ivan E. Miller
Attorney for Appellee State
Meredith L. Lamberti, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Karen Mailander
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Montgomery County, Jennifer Bahr, District Associate 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 child. She (1) challenges one of the grounds for termination cited by the district court; (2) argues termination was not in the child’s best interest; (3) contends the district court should have granted an exception to termination based on the parent-child bond; and (4) asserts the district court should have afforded her additional time to reunify with the child. OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the termination of the mother’s parental rights to the child.
