Arkansas Department of Human Services v. April Ward and Minor Child

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2026 Ark. 17

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-25-758 Opinion Delivered: February 5, 2026 ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES PETITIONER V. APRIL WARD AND MINOR CHILD RESPONDENTS ORDER OF REPRIMAND ISSUED. PER CURIAM On December 11, 2025, we issued a show-cause order for Dana McClain, an attorney ad litem, to respond to our concerns that she filed a pleading with this court that included case law and statutes generated by artificial intelligence. Ark. Dep’t of Hum. Servs. v. Ward, 2025 Ark. 217. During this court’s review of the expedited matter, we determined that parts of McClain’s…