6/30/2023 0 Comments Carla johnson![]() At a June 2020 permanency-planning hearing, the court found that Johnson had made some effort to comply with court orders, but it remained to be seen whether there had been any progress toward reunification. ![]() The children were adjudicated dependent-neglected, and reunification was made the goal of the case. Prior to the adjudication hearing, all the children tested positive on hair drug screens for methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine, and THC. One child reported witnessing her sister being raped. After DHS took the children to their appointments, the forensic interviews of the four oldest children revealed allegations of domestic violence, drug use, and sexual abuse that the parents failed to believe. DHS set up medical appointments and appointments for forensic interviews, but Johnson failed to take the children to their appointments. A three-year-old child appeared to have cigarette burns. ![]() The youngest children had missed doctor appointments, and the oldest child had been dropped from school for too many absences. In January 2020, authorities found the home to be in unacceptable condition with the floors cluttered with food and trash and no beds for the toddlers. The family1 had a long history of maltreatment investigations and protective-services cases. Johnson’s children ranged in age from six months to fourteen years old. The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) filed a petition for emergency custody and dependency-neglect in January 2020 alleging that Johnson’s children were at substantial risk of serious harm as a result of environmental neglect, medical neglect, educational neglect, sexual abuse, and parental unfitness. On appeal, Johnson argues that there was insufficient evidence that termination is in the children’s best interest. MARK KLAPPENBACH, Judge Carla Johnson appeals from the order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court terminating her parental rights to her nine children. BYRD, CHILDREN JUDGE APPELLEES AFFIRMED N. ![]() EIGHTH DIVISION ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND MINOR HONORABLE TJUANA C. CV-22-93 Opinion Delivered AugCARLA JOHNSON APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, V. 301 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION III No. ![]()
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