Pratt v. Arkansas Department of Human Services
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID M. GLOVER, Judge.
| T Yolanda Pratt and Kirby Jackson appeal from the termination of their parental rights to their son C.J., who was born June 10, 2006. We affirm both terminations.
Background,
This case began1 in 2010 with DHS taking emergency custody of C. J. amid allegations and counter-allegations that C.J. was living among people who were smoking crack cocaine, in unsafe living conditions, with an abusive, alcoholic father (Kirby) who |gbeat Yolanda with a belt, hit C.J. with his fist, and locked Yolanda in a closet.2 Yolanda’s mental capacity and how it affected her ability to care…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Tucker v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2011
- Gilmore v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010
- Reed v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2012
- Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010
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- Weathers v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
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