WHITT v. ARKANSAS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. CV-14-6.

441 S.W.3d 33 (2014)

2014 Ark. App. 449

Gregory WHITT, Appellant v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Minor Children, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

September 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leah Lanford , Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant.

Tabitha Baertels McNulty , Office of Policy and Legal Services, for appellee.

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


RHONDA K. WOOD, Judge.

Gregory Whitt appeals from the circuit court's order granting Jennifer Shirley permanent custody of their three children at a dependency-neglect review hearing and closing the case. We hold that the court erred when it found that granting Jennifer permanent custody was in the children's best interest. We accordingly reverse and remand.

In June 2013, the Department of Human Services (DHS) exercised a 72-hour hold on Gregory Whitt's three...

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