ARKANSAS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. COUCH

No. CA 91-436.

832 S.W.2d 265 (1992)

38 Ark.App. 165

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant, v. Jim and Lana COUCH, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

May 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David K. Overton, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Terry Jensen, Benton, for appellees.


DANIELSON, Judge.

Appellant Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) appeals from a probate court order granting a petition for adoption filed by appellees, Jim and Lana Couch. The court denied the petition of DHS seeking termination of parental rights and appointment of DHS as custodian with power to consent to adoption. Appellant's position was that Jennifer, the child adopted by appellees, and her sister Misty, who has cerebral palsy, should be adopted together...

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