In the Interest of L.P.

HAYDEN, Judge.

M.P., mother of five children, appeals from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights. The juvenile court relied on Iowa Code section 232.116(5) (1983), which permits termination when the court finds that:

a. The child has been adjudicated a child in need of assistance pursuant to section 232.96; and

b. The custody of the child has been transferred from his or her parents for placement pursuant to section 232.102 for at least twelve months; and

c.There is clear and convincing evidence that the child cannot be returned to the custody of his or her parents as provided…