Martin v. Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services

Renae Martin, by her attorney, Val P. Price, and Jessie Baney and James Eric Martin, by their attorney, Terry Goodwin-Jones, have filed a joint motion for rule on clerk, after their record was refused due to their notice of appeal’s noncompliance with Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6-9(b)(2)(D) (2006). We therefore treat the instant motion as one for a belated appeal.

On December 29, 2006, the circuit court entered an order terminating the appellants’ parental rights and granting the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services the power to consent to the adoption of the minor children at issue. On…