Nicholas v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. & Minor Child

Janet Nicholas appeals from the order of the Logan County Circuit Court denying her petition for custody of her granddaughter, AI, and dismissing her from the ongoing dependency-neglect proceedings. Because the order from which Nicholas appeals is not a final, appealable order, we must dismiss the appeal.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) removed eight-month-old AI from the custody of her mother, Chelsi Isbell, in March 2017 due to inadequate food and shelter. A dependency-neglect case proceeded in which Nicholas, Isbell's mother, intervened and petitioned for custody of AI. In a review…