Legal Opinion

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

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 1, 2019No. CV-18-1015Published

1Opinion of the CourtPhillip T. Whiteaker, Judge

Steven Burns appeals a Faulkner County Circuit Court order terminating his parental rights to his twin children, EB and LB, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the circuit court's statutory-grounds findings. Because there was sufficient evidence on which the circuit court could find that Burns abandoned his children, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural History

Steven Burns and his ex-wife, Rachel Hendricks, are the parents of EB and LB. Burns and Hendricks have a history of dysfunctionality within their home, which has resulted in their recurring involvement with the Arkansas…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. J.T. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. L.W. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2011
  3. Gonzalez v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  4. Riggs v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  5. in Re the Port of Corpus Christi, L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2019

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