Ullom v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

I respectfully dissent from the prevailing decision, which affirmed the trial court, because I do not believe that the evidence clearly ánd convincingly supports the chancellor’s conclusion that appellants abused their child or that any other ground exists for the termination of appellants’ parental rights.

The trial court appears to have concluded that there was clear and convincing evidence to support three grounds for granting the petition to terminate the appellants’ parental rights:(1) that [the child] was dependent-neglected as a result of unexplained abuse or neglect that could endanger…