Berthelot v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

DAVID M. GLOVER, Judge.

| Appellant Betty Berthelot appeals the trial court’s adjudication of her daughter, J.A., dependent/neglected as a result of sexual abuse. On appeal, she argues that the trial court erred in finding that DHS established sexual abuse by a preponderance of the evidence and that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing into evidence statements of hearsay contained in the report to the prosecuting attorney. We affirm the trial court’s decision.

Facts

The facts of this case are somewhat unusual. Berthelot is the maternal biological grandmother to J.A. (dob…