IN THE INTEREST OF D.W.

No. 24-0211.

IN THE INTEREST OF D.W., Minor Child, K.W., Mother, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed April 10, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sonia M. Elossais of Carr Law Firm, P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant mother.

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, and Natalie Hedberg , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.

Julie F. Trachta of Linn County Advocate, Inc., Cedar Rapids , attorney and guardian ad litem for minor child.

* Senior judge assigned by order pursuant to Iowa Code section 602.9206 (2024).


The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of both parents to D.W. Only the mother appeals. She challenges the statutory grounds authorizing termination, claims termination is not in the child's best interests, and argues the court should apply a permissive exception to forgo termination. The mother also claims she...

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