Legal Opinion

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

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided January 16, 2019No. CV-18-712Published

1Opinion of the CourtLarry D. Vaught, Judge

Jamie Guardado appeals the Grant County Circuit Court's order terminating her parental rights to five of her six children, R.M., L.M., E.G., L.G., and J.G.1 We affirm.

On April 26, 2016, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) took emergency custody of thirteen-year-old twins R.M. and L.M., ten-year-old E.G., nine-year-old L.G., and two-year-old J.G. due to neglect, educational neglect, inadequate shelter, and Guardado's drug use. The court subsequently adjudicated the children dependent-neglected based on neglect and parental unfitness, which was in part based on the fact that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wade v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  2. Bobby v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  3. Brewer v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2001
  4. Draper v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2012
  5. Smith v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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