Shackelford v. State Department of Human Resources

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

Following a hearing, the court terminated the parental rights of Jerry Fowler and *1330Carol Fowler Glasglow in their minor children, Nicole Fowler, age six, and Stephanie Fowler, age five. The court denied the petition for custody filed by Kathleen and J.A. Shackelford, the maternal grandmother and her husband. Permanent custody was granted to the Department of Human Resources (DHR) with leave to place the children for adoption. The Shackelfords appeal.

The issue presented is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s denial of the…