Legal Opinion

Harris v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. & Minor Child

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided September 19, 2018No. CV-18-390Published

1Opinion of the CourtBrandon J. Harrison, Judge

Leon Harris appeals the circuit court's order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, L.W. On appeal, he argues that the circuit court erred in (1) denying him reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and (2) finding that he had not remedied his drug issues. We affirm.

On 18 July 2016, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) petitioned for emergency custody of five-day-old L.W. DHS identified Tonia Wysong as L.W.'s mother and Harris as the putative father. The accompanying affidavit explained that when L.W. was born, both she and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. J.T. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. Osborne v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2007
  3. Cotton v. Arkansas Dep't of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2012
  4. Johnson v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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