Cite as 2010 Ark. App. 170 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION II No. CA09-1026 MALICHIA H. HORTON, Opinion Delivered February 17, 2010 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE BENTON V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. JV-08-193-3] ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HONORABLE JAY T. FINCH, HUMAN SERVICES, JUDGE, APPELLEE MOTION GRANTED; AFFIRMED KAREN R. BAKER, Judge By order filed June 16, 2009, the trial court terminated appellant’s parental rights in her six children on grounds that appellant had failed to remedy the conditions leading to the removal of the children from the home: failure to provide necessary food, clothing, shelter, and education. Appellant’s counsel has filed a motion to withdraw pursuant to Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194 S.W.3d 739 (2004), and Rule 6-9(i) of the Rules of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, asserting that a conscientious review of the record reveals no issue of arguable merit. The motion is accompanied by a brief discussing the adverse rulings bearing on the termination decision. Appellant was served with the motion and notice of her right to file pro se points on October 29, 2009, and has filed no
Cite as 2010 Ark. App. 170 response. After a careful review of the record, we find that counsel has complied with the requirements for a no-merit examination of the record and hold that the appeal is wholly without merit. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the termination decision. Affirmed; motion to withdraw granted. P ITTMAN and HENRY, JJ., agree. -2-
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