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In the Interest of C.T., Minor Child
R.M., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
James Beres
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Reyna L. Wilkens
Attorney for Minor Child
Brent Ruther
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Des Moines County, Jennifer S. Bailey, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Ahlers and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (12 pages)
Mother appeals a permanency order of the juvenile court creating a guardianship for her child. The State argues the appeal was not from a final order. Mother argues that the Department of Health and Human Services did not make every reasonable effort to reunite the mother with her child. OPINION HOLDS: We find that the underlying permanency order assigning the child’s foster parents to be guardians is a final order. We affirm the ruling of the juvenile court creating a guardianship and agree a guardianship is in the best interest of the child.
