IN THE INTEREST OF V.W., Minor Child, T.N.W., Mother, Appellant.

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 1-777 / 11-1323 Filed October 19, 2011 IN THE INTEREST OF V.W., Minor Child, T.N.W., Mother, Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Carol S. Egly, District Associate Judge. A mother appeals from the order terminating her parental rights. AFFIRMED. Nancy L. Pietz, Des Moines, for appellant mother. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Kathrine S. Miller-Todd, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Kevin Brownell, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee State. M. Kathryn Miller, Des Moines, for minor child. Considered by Eisenhauer, P.J., and Doyle and Mullins, JJ. 2 DOYLE, J. T.M. 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 juvenile 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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