ARKANSAS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. ISBELL

No. 04-852.

200 S.W.3d 873 (2005)

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant, v. Honorable Gary ISBELL, Judge, Christina Starry, Mother of Minor Child, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gray Allen Turner, Little Rock, for petitioner.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: C. Joseph Cordi, Jr., Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for respondents.


BETTY C. DICKEY, Justice.

The Department of Human Services (DHS) seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the Marion County Circuit Court from enforcing an order that DHS perform a home study in Kansas. The petition is denied because the circuit court has rescinded its order.

At issue is the placement of a fifteen-year old child with the child's biological aunt, living in Kansas. This aunt was being considered for legal custody through the Interstate Compact...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases