PENN v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. CA13-52.

2013 Ark.App. 327

HEATHER PENN, APPELLANT, v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and MINOR CHILD, APPELLEES.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

Opinion Delivered May 15, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Therese M. Free , for appellant.

Tabitha Baertels McNulty , Office of Chief Counsel, for appellee Arkansas Department of Human Services.

Chrestman Group, PLLC by: Keith L. Chrestman , for appellee N.P.


KENNETH S. HIXSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from Lonoke County Circuit Court's fifteen-month review order, which awarded permanent custody of N.P. (born February 15, 2006) to his maternal grandfather, Randy Penn, and his wife, Darlynda Penn. Heather Penn, N.P.'s biological mother, appealed, contending that sufficient evidence did not exist to support the court's finding that it was in N.P.'s best interest to award custody to Randy and Darlynda. We affirm.

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