Richard Reynolds v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children

2023 Ark. App. 293

• Court: Court of Appeals of Arkansas
• Decided: May 17, 2023
• Status: Published

Opinion

Cite as 2023 Ark. App. 293 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION III No. CV-22-794

RICHARD REYNOLDS Opinion Delivered May 17, 2023 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE VAN BUREN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 71JV-20-13] V. HONORABLE SUSAN WEAVER, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF JUDGE HUMAN SERVICES AND MINOR CHILDREN AFFIRMED APPELLEES

CINDY GRACE THYER, Judge

Richard Reynolds appeals the Van Buren County Circuit Court’s order terminating his

parental rights to his children, Minor Child 1 (MC1), born in 2008, and Minor Child 2 (MC2),

born in 2015. Reynolds raises the same points on appeal as are made in Reynolds v. Arkansas

Department of Human Services, 2023 Ark. App. 287, ___ S.W.3d ___, which is also handed down

today. The relevant facts, Reynolds’s arguments, and this court’s conclusions are set forth in the

companion case and are incorporated herein. Accordingly, we affirm the termination of

Reynolds’s parental rights as to MC1 and MC2.

Affirmed.

VIRDEN and HIXSON, JJ., agree.

Leah Lanford, Arkansas Commission for Parent Counsel, for appellant.

Ellen K. Howard, Ark. Dep’t of Human Services, Office of Chief Counsel, for appellee. Dana McClain, attorney ad litem for minor children.