DOWDY v. ARKANSAS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. CA 08-1112.

314 S.W.3d 722 (2009)

2009 Ark. App. 180

Carmal Renee DOWDY and Walter Dowdy, Appellants, v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

March 11, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah R. Sallings, Ark. Pub. Defender Comm'n, Little Rock, for appellants.

Tabitha Baertels McNulty, Office of Chief Counsel, Little Rock, for appellee.

Chrestman Group, PLLC, by: Keith L. Chrestman, Jonesboro, attorney ad litem for appellee minor child.


COURTNEY HUDSON HENRY, Judge.

Appellants Carmal Renee Dowdy and Walter Dowdy appeal from the order of the Craighead County Circuit Court terminating their parental rights to their daughter, S.D., whose date of birth is December 15, 2006. For reversal, the Dowdys contend that the trial court's decision is not supported by the evidence, both as to the grounds for the termination and the court's findings regarding the best interest of the child. Based on the standard...

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