ARK. DEPT. OF HEALTH HUMAN SERV. v. JONES

No. CA 06-630.

248 S.W.3d 507 (2007)

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Appellant, v. Jessica JONES and Jacob Hines, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gray Allen Turner, Arkansas Dep't of Health & Human Servs., Office of Chief Counsel, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Linda C. Ward, Fort Smith, AR, for appellee.


SAM BIRD, Judge.

The Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) appeals from a probable cause and closing order of the Sebastian County Circuit Court placing custody of JTH with his paternal grandparents and closing the case. DHHS argues on appeal that the circuit court abused its discretion (1) by closing the case without conducting an adjudication hearing; (2) by granting custody to the paternal grandparents...

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