Legal Opinion

McKinney v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. & Minor Children

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided February 21, 2018No. CV–17–823Published

1Opinion of the CourtBrandon J. Harrison, Judge

Kyle McKinney appeals the termination of his parental rights to his three children. He generally challenges the circuit court's best-interest finding and asserts that the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) did not prove a lack of compliance with the case plan. We affirm.

On 17 June 2016, DHS exercised a 72-hour hold on three-month-old A.M. after a medical examination at Arkansas Children's Hospital revealed bone fractures, head trauma, brain damage, and a subdural hematoma. See Mercado v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. , 2017 Ark. App. 232, 519 S.W.3d 715. A.M. is the daughter of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  2. Tadlock v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2009
  3. Todd v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2004

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