Legal Opinion

Smith v. Arkansas Dep't of Human Servs.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided November 3, 2010No. CA 10-520PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. J.T. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. Wade v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. Baker v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  4. Bobby v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  5. Reed v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hoffman v. Arkansas Department of Human Services & Minor ChildCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

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