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In the Interest of A.W., Minor Child
S.B., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Christopher F. O'Donohoe
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Kimberly S. Lange
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Chickasaw County, Linnea M.N. Nicol, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Tabor, C.J., and Chicchelly and Sandy, JJ. Opinion by Sandy, J. (10 pages)
A mother appeals the district court’s adjudication that her daughter is a child in need of assistance as defined in Iowa Code sections 232.96A(2), (3)(b), and (4) (2024) arguing that insufficient evidence supported the adjudication, her witnesses were more credible than the children, the district court considered impermissible hearsay, and the district court relied on “ex parte evidence.” OPINION HOLDS: Because the evidence presented by the State was clear and convincing, we affirm.
