Smith v. Arkansas Dep't of Human Servs.
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.
| Appellant Khadya Smith appeals from the orders terminating her parental rights to her children, J.W., born April 2, 1998, and K.D., born January 5, 2004.1 She challenges the trial court’s “best-interest” finding as to the children’s adoptability. We affirm.
Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) filed a petition for dependency-neglect on August 13, 2007. In the petition, DHS alleged that the children were in serious harm as the result of neglect, and sought court ordered protective services (PS) to ensure the health and safety needs of the children.2 DHS filed an…
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