MERCADO v. ARKANSAS DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. CV-16-1146.

519 S.W.3d 715 (2017)

2017 Ark. App. 232

Francesca MERCADO, Appellant v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Minor Child, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION IV.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tabitha McNulty , Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant.

Andrew Firth , Office of Chief Counsel, for appellee.

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


Appellant Francesca Mercado appeals from the Sebastian County Circuit Court's order denying her petition for a second medical-expert review.1 We affirm.

On June 17, 2016, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) exercised a 72-hour hold on three-month-old A.M. after a medical...

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