· 3/12/1962
Ark. State Highway Comm. v. McHaney
Citations
- 234 Ark. 817
- 354 S.W.2d 738
- 1962 Ark. LEXIS 769
How courts have described this case
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- reversing termination of rights given no particularized evidence as to adverse effects of foster care or impermanency on the children in question
- reversing termination of rights given no particularized evidence as to adverse effects of foster care or impermanency on the children in question
- giving concrete examples of evidence where the continued deprivation is likely to cause the child serious harm: (1) a caseworker testifying “as to any adverse effect on the children by their remaining in foster care as opposed to their being permanently adopted,” (2
- where evidence showed only mother’s inability to parent, termination of parental rights was not authorized
- no expert testimony that permanency and a stable environment were important to children’s well-being
- no expert testimony that permanency and a stable environment were important to children’s well-being
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Judges: Bohlinger, Robinson
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