IN THE INTEREST OF W.J.C. Jr., Minor Child, J.M.J., Mother, Appellant.

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 1-512 / 11-0560 Filed July 13, 2011 IN THE INTEREST OF W.J.C. Jr., Minor Child, J.M.J., Mother, Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Johnson County, Deborah Farmer Minot, District Associate Judge. A mother appeals from the order terminating her parental rights. AFFIRMED. Joseph C. Pavelich, Iowa City, for appellant mother. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kathrine S. Miller-Todd, Assistant Attorney General, Janet M. Lyness, County Attorney, and Emily Voss, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee State. Anthony Haughton, Cedar Rapids, for minor child. Considered by Sackett, C.J., and Doyle and Danilson, JJ. 2 DOYLE, J. J.M.J. appeals the termination of her parental rights to her child. We review her claims de novo. In re P.L., 778 N.W.2d 33, 40 (Iowa 2010). We have carefully reviewed the record, the briefs of the parties, and the juvenile court s exceptionally thorough, well-reasoned, and well-written ruling. We adopt as our own the findings of the district court after our de novo review of the record. Because we agree and approve of the reasons and conclusions therein, and because we believe there is little we can add to the ruling, we affirm pursuant to Iowa Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.1203(a), (d). AFFIRMED.

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