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In the Interest of A.S., Minor Child
K.S., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Patricia J. Lipski
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Samuel K. Erhardt
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Wapello County, Richelle Mahaffey, District Associate Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Ahlers and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (9 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of parental rights to her child. OPINION HOLDS: The mother waived her challenge to the reasonable efforts of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to facilitate reunification by not raising it prior to appeal, and we do not find that the department should offer six more months of services. We also decline to order a guardianship instead of termination and find that the mother has failed to demonstrate that the strength of her bond with the child makes termination not in the child’s best interests. We affirm.
