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In the Interest of Z.H., Minor Child
C.C., Mother-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Mother
Mary M. Lauver
Attorney for Appellee State
Tamara Knight, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Mark J. Rasmussen
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Calhoun County, Joseph McCarville, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Greer, P.J., and Buller and Langholz, JJ. Opinion by Greer, P.J. (10 pages)
The juvenile court terminated the mother’s parental rights to Z.H., born in November 2022, pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(e), (g), (h), (k), and (l) (2023). The mother appeals, arguing (1) the juvenile court erred by failing to file a permanency order or make a ruling as to whether she should get additional time for reunification under section 232.104(2)(b); (2) “[t]he court erred in finding clear and convincing evidence that the child[] could not be returned under Iowa Code [section] 232.116”; (3) the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services failed to make reasonable efforts; (4) the court was wrong to find termination was appropriate under section 232.116(2) and (3) because the guardian ad litem failed to fulfill the duties required by section 232.2(25)(b). OPINION HOLDS: Following our de novo review of the record, we affirm.
