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Case No. 23-1277

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In the Interest of P.A., Minor Child

A.B., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Tyler Ries

Attorney for Appellee State

Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Taryn R. McCarthy

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1277
Date Published:
Oct 11, 2023
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Dubuque County, Thomas J. Straka, Associate Juvenile Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Tabor, P.J., Buller, J., and Doyle, S.J.  Opinion by Doyle, S.J.  (4 pages)

            A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to a child.  OPINION HOLDS: Considering the mother’s lack of engagement with reunification efforts, there is no basis for finding the need for the child’s removal will be eliminated if termination is delayed for six months. 

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