Jacob Earls v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children

Summary

The court affirmed termination of the father's parental rights to his twin children based on the subsequent-factors statutory ground and the children's best interests. It held that the father's prolonged incarceration, lack of relationship with the children, failure to address substance-abuse and other circumstances, and lack of housing and employment supported the termination findings. The court also concluded that adoptability and potential harm from returning the children to the father supported the best-interest determination.