LUCAS v. JONES

No. 12-133.

423 S.W.3d 580 (2012)

2012 Ark. 365

Deborah LUCAS, Appellant v. Bill Frank JONES and Alice Fay Jones, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samantha B. Leflar , Legal Aid of Arkansas, and Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, Little Rock, by: William A. Waddell, Jr. , and Edie R. Ervin , for appellant.

Gail T. Segers , Fayetteville, for appellees.


JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

Appellant Deborah Lucas appeals the decree entered by the Washington County Circuit Court granting the petition of appellees, Bill Frank Jones and Alice Fay Jones, to adopt appellant's daughter, J.J. On appeal, she contends that the circuit court erred in denying her request for the appointment of counsel because, as an indigent, she is entitled to appointed counsel in a private adoption proceeding under both the United States and Arkansas...

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