RUGAMA v. ARKANSAS DEP'T OF HUMAN SERV.

No. CV-23-546.

684 S.W.3d 256 (2024)

2024 Ark. App. 62

Mario RUGAMA, Appellant v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Minor Child, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION III.

Opinion Delivered January 31, 2024.


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.


Mario Rugama appeals the order of the Yell County Circuit Court terminating his parental rights to his minor child, MC. On appeal, Rugama does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the circuit court's findings regarding the statutory grounds for termination. Instead, he argues that the court's termination...

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