IN THE INTEREST OF Z.T.

No. 24-0032.

IN THE INTEREST OF Z.T., Minor Child, K.T., Mother, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed April 10, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tammy L. Banning of Waterloo Juvenile Public Defender, Waterloo, for appellant mother.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Tamara Knight , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.

Nina M. Forcier of Forcier Law Office P.L.L.C., Waterloo, attorney and guardian ad litem for minor child.

Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ.


A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child, Z.T., born in 2021. She asks us to decline to terminate based on a permissive exception and argues a guardianship should be established. Upon our review, we affirm the termination.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

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