Malone v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Wendell L. GRIFFEN, Judge.

Wanda Malone appeals from the order of the Pulaski County Chancery Court terminating her parental rights with respect to her three children. She argues that a) the chancellor erred in terminating her parental rights because she was in jail and unable to comply with reunification orders, and b) the goal of adoption cannot be achieved because the parental rights of her children’s fathers were not terminated. We disagree, hold that the chancellor’s order was not clearly erroneous, and affirm.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS) opened a case on appellant’s…