COWAN v. ARKANSAS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. CA 12-376.

424 S.W.3d 318 (2012)

2012 Ark. App. 576

James COWAN and Pauline Cowan, Appellants v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Dawn Michelle Wood, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

October 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Powell , Little Rock, for appellants.

Tabitha B. McNulty , Office of Chief Counsel, for appellee.

Chrestman Group, PLLC, by: Keith Chrestman , attorney ad litem for minor children.


CLIFF HOOFMAN, Judge.

Appellants James and Pauline Cowan appeal from the order of the Craighead County Circuit Court dismissing their petition to adopt seven-year-old E.C. This same order also granted a petition to adopt by appellee Dawn Michelle Wood. On appeal, the Cowans argue (1) that the circuit court erred in denying their petition to adopt and in instead allowing a stranger to adopt E.C. and (2) that the circuit court abused its discretion in sua sponte declaring...

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