Sparkman v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge.

Ervin Ray Sparkman and Aline Sparkman appeal from an order of the Fulton County Circuit Court terminating their parental rights to their daughter, E.S. On appeal, they argue that the trial court clearly erred in: 1) finding that ADHS met its burden to establish the grounds for termination of their parental rights by clear and convincing evidence; and 2) taking judicial notice of all of the testimony of Lisa Hancock, which took place prior to the termination hearing, because they were denied access to Hancock’s records prior to the previous testimony and therefore…