Pardew v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

11 Appellant Mona Lisa Pardew appeals from an order awarding long-term protective custody of Ms. Pardew to appellee Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) pursuant to the Adult Maltreatment Custody Act. 1 On appeal, Ms. Par-dew argues that the trial court erred in ordering long-term custody with DHS because it was not established that she was an endangered adult requiring such placement. We affirm.

Our standard of review for probate orders is well established. We review probate proceedings de novo, and the decision of the trial court will not be disturbed unless clearly erroneous, giving…