Legal Opinion

Humbert v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 22, 2015No. CV-14-1079Published

1Opinion of the CourtKenneth S. Hixson, Judge

| ¶ Appellant Steve Humbert appeals from the termination of his parental rights to his two sons, C.H. and M.H., who are ages seven and six respectively.1 On appeal, Steve argues that there was insufficient evidence to support the termination. We affirm.

We review termination of parental rights cases de novo. Willingham v. Ark. Dep’t of Human Servs., 2014 Ark. App. 568, 2014 WL 5382622. At least one statutory ground must exist, in addition to a finding that it is in the child’s best interest to terminate parental rights; these must be proved by clear and convincing evidence. Ark.Code Ann. §…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. J.T. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. Anderson v. DouglasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  3. Dozier v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

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