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In the Interest of L.D. and A.D., Minor Children
S.D., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Teresa Pope
Attorney for Appellee State
Anagha Dixit, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Lynn Vogan
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Lynn Poschner, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (8 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights. She challenges the statutory grounds authorizing termination, argues termination is not in the children’s best interests, argues her close bonds with the children should preclude termination, and requests additional time to work toward reunification. OPNION HOLDS: The children could not be returned to the mother’s care, satisfying a statutory ground for termination. Termination is in the children’s best interests, and the parent-child bonds do not preclude termination. And we do not grant the mother any additional time to work toward unification.
