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

Kimberly Bentley appeals the order entered by the Sebastian County Circuit Court terminating her parental rights to her daughter, C.J. (born July 3, 2014). On appeal, Bentley argues that the circuit court clearly erred in finding that the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) proved grounds to support the termination order and that termination was in C.J.'s best interest. We affirm.

On September 8, 2014, DHS filed a petition for emergency custody and dependency-neglect, alleging that on September 5, 2014, it had exercised a seventy-two-hour hold over then two-month-old C.J. The affidavit…