Priscilla Ponder, Appellant v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children, A.p., E.p., and J.p., Appellees

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed the circuit court’s orders awarding permanent custody of the children to relatives because the appellant failed to provide a sufficient record demonstrating that the circuit court erred. The court applied its deferential review of dependency-neglect findings and concluded that the record did not establish reversible error. Justice Hart, joined by Justice Danielson, dissented and would have reversed and remanded because the record did not show that the parents received notice of the final disposition or that the relative placements were supported by evidence presented at the relevant hearing.