Trout v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This case involves an order of the trial court terminating appellant Amanda Trout’s parental rights with respect to her two children, Dakota and Winter Trout. After a series of hearings, the trial court determined that Amanda was an unfit parent for a variety of reasons, including her failure to comply with the court’s directions regarding family and marital counseling, anger management therapy, and other matters. The court of appeals reversed the trial court’s decision, see Trout v. Arkansas Dep’t of Human Servs., 84 Ark. App. 446, 146 S.W.3d 895 (2004), and the Arkansas…