Donna S. v. Arkansas Dep't of Human Services

3 Citing cases

  1. Ullom v. Arkansas Dept. of Human Serv

    67 Ark. App. 77 (Ark. Ct. App. 1999)   Cited 10 times

    Consequently, at the time the hearing was concluded, the child had in fact "continued out of the home for one year" as required by the statute, and any error that may arguably have resulted from the filing of the termination petition before the statutory period had elapsed was thereby cured. See Donna S. v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, 61 Ark. App. 235, 966 S.W.2d 919 (1998). Nor can we say that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that ADHS made a meaningful effort to rehabilitate the home and correct the conditions that caused removal.

  2. Benedict v. Arkansas Dept. of Human Serv.

    96 Ark. App. 395 (Ark. Ct. App. 2006)   Cited 59 times
    Declining to address matters beyond those raised by appellant

    In addition, the circuit court never had an opportunity to see if appellant could maintain the progress made while the children were in foster care once they were returned to her care. If the ad litem's reliance on these cases is followed, then a parent's rights could be terminated simply because others can take better care of the children.          Next, the ad litem notes our decision in S. v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, 61 Ark.App. 235, 966 S.W.2d 919 (1998). Like appellant here, the mother in S. had an IQ in the mid-70s, and DHS was involved in the case due to environmental neglect.

  3. Dinkins v. Dept. Human Services

    71 Ark. App. 451 (Ark. Ct. App. 2000)   Cited 2 times

    We, therefore, reverse and remand. In Donna S. v. Arkansas Dep't of Human Servs., 61 Ark. App. 235, 966 S.W.2d 919 (1998), we affirmed the termination of parental rights because, in part, the parent failed to keep the living conditions clean, but the constant maintenance of clean living conditions was critical in that case because the child suffered from sickle-cell anemia, which rendered him constantly at risk for contracting life-threatening infections, and an eating disorder, which required that he be fed with an apparatus that had to be kept clean. Orders terminating parental rights have been affirmed on appeal when there has been a finding of significant abuse by a parent after a child has been placed in DHS's custody.