Legal Opinion

Porter v. Arkansas Dep't of Human Services

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided October 6, 2010No. CA 10-595PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.

hOn March 12, 2010, the Pulaski County Circuit Court entered an order terminating Elizabeth Dumas’s1 and Steven Porter’s parental rights to their child R.P., born May 2, 2008. Porter appeals the order arguing that there is insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s decision. We affirm.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) took R.P. into emergency custody on June 21, 2008, after being notified that Dumas had been arrested for second-degree battery. According to DHS’s affidavit, Dumas was seen abusing the infant on June 19, |22008, while in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. J.T. v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  2. Wade v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. Baker v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  4. Bobby v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nespor v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2011
  2. Young v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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