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

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 23, 2018No. CV–18–106PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtRobert J. Gladwin, Judge

The Madison County Circuit Court terminated Fred Northcross's parental rights by order filed November 21, 2017. Northcross appeals, arguing that the statutory grounds relied on by the circuit court are not legally applicable to him; thus, he claims that the termination-of-parental-rights (TPR) order must fail. We agree with Northcross's argument and reverse and remand to the circuit court.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Appellee Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) filed a petition for emergency custody and dependency-neglect (DN) on June 6, 2017, alleging in the attached affidavit that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. GreenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  2. Burcham v. City of Van BurenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  3. Stephens v. Arkansas School for the BlindSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  4. Arkansas Department of Human Services v. HowardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  5. Ward v. DossSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Tovias v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019

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