INTEREST OF R.M.-V.

No. 24-0924.

13 N.W.3d 620 (2024)

In the INTEREST OF R.M.-V., Minor Child, S.M., Mother, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

Filed August 7, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Britt Gagne of Gagne Law Office, Des Moines, for appellant mother.

Brenna Bird, Attorney General, and Lisa Jeanes, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State.

Nicole Garbis Nolan of Youth Law Center, Des Moines, attorney and guardian ad litem for minor child.

Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Chicchelly and Buller, JJ.


A mother appeals the termination of her parental rights under Iowa Code section 232.116(1)(f) and (l) (2024). She argues the State failed to prove grounds for termination, termination is not in the best interests of the child, and a permissive exception should be applied to preclude termination because of the...

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