Dover v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

D. Franklin Arey, III, Judge.

The Juvenile Division of the Benton County Chancery Court removed appellant Rick Dover’s three children from his custody following an emergency hearing. The juvenile court found that removal was in the children’s best interest, and necessary to protect their health and welfare. On appeal, appellant argues that the State failed to meet its evidentiary burden for removal of the children; that the juvenile court based its decision on improper considerations; and that the juvenile court failed to make the required factual findings before ordering removal. We dismiss…