Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Keeling

Wendell L. Griffen, Judge.

Appellant in this case is the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). The appellee is Ethel Keeling, who is represented by an attorney ad litem. Appellant appeals from an order of the Searcy County Probate Court in which the probate judge granted the attorney ad litem’s request to force appellant to reveal the name of the person or persons who initially reported the suspected neglect of Mrs. Keeling. We affirm the order of the probate court based on the holding that its findings are not clearly erroneous.

This case arises out of the suspected neglect of Mrs.…