Legal Opinion

Arnold v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 29, 2019No. CV-19-49Published

1Opinion of the CourtBart F. Virden, Judge

In this termination-of-parental-rights case, both parents, appellants Nathan Arnold and Jessica Davis, separately appeal the Crawford County Circuit Court's order terminating their parental rights to NA (04/10/09) and ZA (03/02/12). The parents challenge both the statutory grounds for termination and the circuit court's best-interest determination. We affirm.

I. Relevant Facts

On May 22, 2017, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (the "Department") filed a petition for emergency custody and dependency-neglect contending that the removal of ZA and NA from their parents' custody was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2008
  2. Henderson v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010
  3. Martin v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
  4. Cole v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. & Minor ChildrenCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  5. Ewasiuk v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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