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In the Interest of I.T., S.T., and T.T., Minor Children
A.T., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Nancy L. Pietz
Attorney for Appellee State
Michelle R. Becker, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Nicole Garbis Nolan
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Date Published:
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Susan Cox, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Ahlers and Badding, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (9 pages)
A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights. OPINION HOLDS: The children could not be safely returned to the mother’s custody. We reject the mother’s reasonable-efforts challenge. Termination is in the children’s best interests. We decline to apply a permissive exception to termination or to grant the mother additional time to work toward reunification.
