RHINE v. DHS

No. CA 06-137.

278 S.W.3d 118 (2008)

Misty RHINE, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen Hoggard, for appellant.

Gray Allen Turner, Office of Chief Counsel, for appellee.

Diane Warren, attorney ad litem, for the minor child.


JOSEPHINE LINKER HART, Judge.

Misty Rhine's parental rights to her son A.I. were terminated by a Washington County Circuit Court order entered on October 27, 2005. In this appeal, she asserts that the circuit court abused its discretion in denying a continuance to allow her to execute a consent and waiver so that her mother could adopt A.I. We agree that, under the circumstances of this case, such a refusal amounted to an abuse of discretion. Therefore, we reverse...

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