Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Denmon

ELANA CUNNINGHAM WILLS, Justice.

I,Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) appeals from a permanency-planning order entered by the Grant County Circuit Court. We accepted certification of this case from the court of appeals because DHS seeks an extraordinary writ as an alternative to reversal. See Ark. Sup.Ct. R. l-2(a)(3) (2009).

On September 13, 2007, the Grant County Circuit Court granted emergency custody of appellee Tammy Denmon’s three children to DHS based on allegations of neglect. The circuit court entered a permanency-planning order on September 25, 2008, stating that returning…