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IN RE ADOPTION OF B.J.H.

No. 96-1497.

564 N.W.2d 387 (1997)

In re the ADOPTION OF B.J.H., B.J.G., and B.J.R. B.M.S., Mother, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas H. Napier of Napier, Wright & Wolf, Fort Madison, for appellant.

Thomas J. Skewes of Johnson & Skewes, Fort Madison, for appellee-adoptive father.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, CARTER, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellant, B.M.S., whom we shall call "Beth," is the biological mother of B.J.H., B.J.G., and B.J.R. The district court found Beth had fraudulently induced her former husband to adopt her children and on that basis, the court vacated the adoption decree. The mother appeals, claiming the district court erred in finding fraud and in failing to consider the best interests of the children. We affirm.

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