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In the Interest of J.H. and T.H., Jr., Minor Children
A.H., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Chad E. Schneider
Attorney for Appellee State
Michelle R. Becker, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Shannon M. Leighty
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Stephen A. Owen, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Schumacher, P.J. (9 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to two children. She claims there was insufficient evidence to support a statutory ground for termination, that termination was not in the children’s best interests, and that the court should have declined to terminate based on her close bond with the children. OPINION HOLDS: We find clear and convincing evidence supports termination. Termination is in the children’s best interests. We decline to apply an exception to termination. We affirm.
