McFarland v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Karen R. Baker, Judge.

Appellant, Arthur McFarland, Sr., appeals from the termination of his parental rights by the Carroll County Circuit Court. On appeal, appellant asserts that the trial court erred in finding that the Department of Human Services (“the Department”) proved by clear and convincing evidence the likelihood that R.M. or his sibling would be adopted if the termination of parental rights was granted. We affirm.

On January 23, 2003, the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline received a report that R.M., a five-month-old child born August 11, 2002, had non-accidental trauma consistent with…