Dinkins v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

JOSEPHINE Linker Hart, Judge.

Tiffany Dinkins appeals a J court order that terminates her parental rights pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-341 (Supp. 1999). She argues that the chancellor’s finding that she failed to correct the conditions that caused the children’s removal are clearly erroneous and that he erroneously concluded that she failed to provide significant material support for her children. We agree with appellant and reverse and remand.

On March 24, 1997, Dinkins was nine-months pregnant and applied for assistance from the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). At this time a…