In The Interest Of J.e., Minor Child, R.e., Mother Vs. State Of Iowa

STREIT, Justice.

Due to a mother’s neglect of her ten-year-old son, a juvenile court terminated her parental rights. The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed the juvenile court’s decree. Because the child cannot be safely returned to his mother’s care and because termination is in the child’s best interests, we vacate the court of appeals’ decision and affirm the decree of the juvenile court.

*795I. Facts and Prior Proceedings

Jerimiah was born on April 17, 1996. He is of low intelligence and suffers from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). He operates on a much younger level than his age…