SMITHEE v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. CV-13-545.

2013 Ark.App. 650

EMILY DAWN SMITHEE and TERRENCE SMITHEE, APPELLANTS, v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and MINOR CHILD, APPELLEES.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

Opinion Delivered November 6, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goodwin Jones , for appellants.

Tabitha Baertels McNulty , DHS Office of Policy; and Chrestman Group, PLLC by: Keith Chrestman , for appellees.


LARRY D. VAUGHT, Judge.

Appellants Emily and Terrence Smithee appeal the order entered by the Circuit Court of Clay County terminating the parental rights to their son J.S. (DOB 8-8-12). On appeal, the Smithees argue that (1) the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of their prior case with appellee Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and siblings of J.S., and (2) the trial court clearly erred in finding grounds supporting termination. We...

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