Henderson v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs. (Majority)
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Cite as 2013 Ark. App. 268 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION II No. CA13-98 ANTOINETTE HENDERSON APPELLANT Opinion Delivered April 24, 2013 APPEAL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, OSCEOLA DISTRICT [NO. JV2011-17] V. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and MINOR CHILD APPELLEES HONORABLE RALPH WILSON, JR., JUDGE AFFIRMED; MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED ROBIN F. WYNNE, Judge Antoinette Henderson appeals from the Mississippi County Circuit Court s order terminating her parental rights to her child, S.V.1 Her attorney has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel that is accompanied by a brief filed pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9 and Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194 S.W.3d 739 (2004), in which counsel argues that there are no issues of arguable merit for appeal. Ms. Henderson was given an opportunity to file pro se points for reversal but did not do so. After thoroughly reviewing the record in this case, we agree with counsel s assertion that there is no meritorious basis for an appeal from the circuit court s termination order. We 1 At the time of the termination hearing, paternity of S.V. had not been established. No putative father is a party to this appeal. Cite as 2013 Ark. App. 268 hold that Ms. Henderson s counsel has complied with the requirements of Rule 6-9(i). We affirm the circuit court s termination order and grant the motion to withdraw. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. HIXSON and WOOD, JJ., agree. Deborah R. Sallings, Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant. No response. 2
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