216 [374 Vera HAY v. ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT of HUMAN SERVICES and S.S., M.H., & B.M. 08-990 286 S.W3d 725 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 11, 2008 MOTIONS - JOINT MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF APPELLATE COUNSEL - GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPELLATE COURT'S EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO RELIEVE COUNSEL AND APPOINT NEW COUNSEL — Pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 6-10, the appellate court had exclusive jurisdiction to relieve counsel and appoint to counsel; accordingly, the joint motion for substitution of appellate counsel was granted. Joint Motion for Substitution of Appellate Counsel; granted. Leah Lanford, attorney ad litem for appellees S.S., M.H., & B.M. ER CURIAM. [1] Leah Lanford, the court-appointed at- p torney ad litem for juveniles S.S., M.H., and B.M., and Keith L. Chrestman, a qualified part-time attorney ad litem, filed a joint motion for substitution of appellate counsel to allow Lanford to withdraw as counsel and to appoint Chrestman as the attorney ad litem on appeal. Pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-10 (2008), "[a]fter the notice of the appeal has been filed with the Circuit Clerk, the appellate court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to relieve counsel and appoint new counsel." Thus, we grant the motion to substitute Chrestman as the attorney ad litem in this case. Motion granted.
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