Edwards v. Edwards (Majority, with Dissenting)
Annotate this CaseIn 2011, Parents’ three children, including M.A.E., were adjudicated dependent-neglected due to environmental neglect. Appellants, the children’s maternal grandparents, intervened in the matter and filed a motion for child custody. Appellants subsequently filed an amended petition seeking to be appointed the guardians of the children. The circuit court denied Appellants’ motion for custody of M.A.E., ordering that she remain in foster care. The court also ceased all visitation between the three siblings and dismissed Appellants from the case, including a certificate pursuant to Ark. R. Civ. P. 54(b) in its order. Appellants appealed. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that because the order denying custody of M.A.E. was not final or otherwise appealable, and the included certificate failed to comply with Rule 54(b), the Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal.
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