Bartelli v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

Bartelli's sole issue on appeal is whether the circuit court's denial of his request for a continuance of the termination hearing was an abuse of discretion. "[A] trial court shall grant a motion for continuance only upon a showing of good cause...." Smith v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. , 93 Ark. App. 395, 400, 219 S.W.3d 705, 708 (2005). The relevant standard of review here is abuse of discretion. Id. at 401, 219 S.W.3d at 708.

On April 22, 2016, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) exercised emergency custody of A.B. and B.B. and filed a petition for emergency custody and…