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IN RE L.M.

No. 02-0301.

654 N.W.2d 502 (2002)

In the Interest of L.M. and D.M., Minor Children, S.M., Mother, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Bandstra, Des Moines, for appellant mother.

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, M. Elise Pippin, Assistant Attorney General, John Sarcone, County Attorney, and Martha Johnson, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee State of Iowa.

Victoria Meade, Des Moines, guardian ad litem for minor children.

TERNUS, Justice.

The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of S.M., appellant, to her two children, L.M. and D.M. The termination order was affirmed by the court of appeals. We granted further review to consider the mother's challenge to the expedited procedures for appeal in termination cases and her ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. Upon our review of the arguments of the parties, we affirm.

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