CLOIRD v. YOUNG

No. CV-20-347.

625 S.W.3d 739 (2021)

2021 Ark. App. 271

Mary CLOIRD, Appellant v. Josephine YOUNG, Arkansas Department of Human Services, and Minor Child, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION III.

Opinion Delivered May 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robinson & Zakrzewski, P.A., by: Luke Zakrzewski , for appellant.

McKissic & Associates, PLLC, Pine Bluff, by: Jackie B. Harris , for separate appellee Josephine Young.

Andrew Firth , Ark. Dep't of Human Services, Office of Chief Counsel, for appellee.

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


Mary Cloird appeals the Jefferson County order awarding permanent custody of her then two-year-old grandson, JD, to the appellee, Josephine Young. Mary is JD's paternal grandmother; Josephine is JD's maternal grandmother. On appeal, Mary argues that placing JD with Josephine instead of with her was not in JD's best interest....

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