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Case No. 23-1877

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In the Interest of J.B., Minor Child

County:
Scott

M.B., Mother-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant Mother

Brian P. Donnelly

Attorney for Appellee State

Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General

Guardian ad Litem

Jean Capdevila

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-1877
Date Published:
Mar 06, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Cheryl Traum, District Associate Judge.  AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Badding and Chicchelly, JJ.  Opinion by Schumacher, P.J.  (8 pages)

            A mother appeals the adjudication and dispositional order in child-in-need-of-assistance (CINA) proceedings concerning her child.  OPINION HOLDS: We affirm the adjudication of the child as CINA under Iowa Code section 232.96A(3)(b), (5), (14), (15), and (16) (2023).  We reverse the adjudication of the child as to Iowa Code section 232.96A(2).  We affirm the disposition.

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