In the Interest of A.M.S.

LAVORATO, Justice.

This case is an appeal by the mother, Alice, from a juvenile court decree terminating the parent-child relationship between her and her four-year-old daughter, April. 1 We originally transferred this case to the court of appeals, which reversed the juvenile court’s decree. On further review, we now vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the decree of the juvenile court.

I. On April 14, 1986, April’s attorney initiated this proceeding by filing a petition pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.111 (1985) 2 to terminate Alice's parental rights to April. The petition is…