ARKANSAS DEPT. HUMAN SER. v. CIRCUIT COURT

No. 05-498.

214 S.W.3d 856 (2005)

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner, v. THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gray Turner, Little Rock, for petitioner.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Eric Walker, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.

Jo Carson, Fort Smith, for dependent-neglected juveniles.


TOM GLAZE, Justice.

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has filed a petition for writ of certiorari, alleging that the Circuit Court of Sebastian County acted in excess of its jurisdiction in ordering a custody arrangement.

On December 29, 2004, Sebastian County Circuit Judge Mark Hewett opened a protective services case on the three children of Carla Dix. After a hearing, Judge Hewett ordered a home study on Dix's residence; the judge also ordered...

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