SIMMONS v. ARK. DEP'T OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. CV-21-34.

638 S.W.3d 286 (2021)

2021 Ark. App. 233

Emily SIMMONS, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Minor Child, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION I.

Opinion Delivered: May 12, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leah Lanford , Arkansas Commission for Parent Counsel, for appellant.

Ellen K. Howard , Jonesboro, Ark. Dep't of Human Services, Office of Chief Counsel, for appellee.

Dana McClain , Little Rock, attorney ad litem for minor child.


Appellant Emily Simmons appeals an order of the Garland County Circuit Court terminating her parental rights to BD (DOB 05/27/16). On appeal, Simmons challenges only the circuit court's best-interest determination. We affirm.

On February 14, 2019, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) took emergency custody...

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