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Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Lopez

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 23, 1990No. 90-19PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This is an appeal from the probate court’s May 23, 1989 order setting aside the Arkansas Department of Human Services’s guardianship of Cordell Luis Lopez with the power to consent to adoption. In so holding, the probate court found that the Department of Human Services (DHS) failed to give notice of the guardianship hearing to Jose Lopez, the putative father. In this same order, the probate court stated that a hearing would be held on June 28,1989, to decide paternity in regard to Jose Lopez and Carol Lopez. On June 28, the record reflects a hearing on motions made by DHS,…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mueller v. KillamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  2. Sevenprop Associates v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Tapp v. FowlerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fisher v. ChaversSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  2. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. Arkansas Department of Human Services v. FarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  4. Brady v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  5. K.W. v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997

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