Legal Opinion

Porter v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 1, 2013No. CA 13-23PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.

|!Appellant Angela Porter appeals from an order of the Washington County Circuit Court terminating her parental rights to her son, J.S., born on February 8, 2012.1 Appellant argues that the trial court erred in finding that termination of her parental rights was in J.S.’s best interests. We affirm.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) received a report that appellant admitted to her nurses and doctors in December to using methamphetamine, while she was pregnant with J.S. Both appellant and J.S. tested negative for drags at the time of J.S.’s birth. DHS…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dinkins v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  2. J.T. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  3. Anderson v. DouglasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  4. Camarillo-Cox v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  5. Welch v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Norris v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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