Brown v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

liEdna Brown appeals the Sebastian County Circuit Court’s order placing her in the long-term protective custody of the State. On appeal, she argues that her family was not provided notice of the proceedings and her attorney was erroneously prevented from cross-examining a witness about Edna’s assets. Because neither issue is preserved for appellate review, we must affirm.

This adult-protective-services case was opened when Edna was hospitalized on March 4, 2016, following a car accident. 1 At the hearing, nurse Louise Spaunhurst testified that she had interviewed Edna at the hospital and…