In the Interest of M.B.A

MAUS, Judge.

On September 18,1981, the Juvenile Officer of Cedar County filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of E.A.N. (hereinafter mother) to her three children then in the actual custody of foster parents. The initial “N” is from the name of the mother’s second husband. After an initial appearance by the parties on April 29, 1982, and numerous subsequent delays, a plenary hearing was held on September 9, 1983. A judgment terminating those parental rights of the mother was entered on August 31, 1984. After further delay, the mother’s appeal reached the January, 1986, docket of…