Krusen v. Arksansas Dep't of Human Serv.
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In this Arkansas state case, the court terminated parental rights. Despite recent treatment, long-term meth use and continued unsafe housing showed the parents failed to remedy the issues that led to removal.

2024 | State Juristiction

Krusen v. Arksansas Dep't of Human Serv.

Keywords parental rights termination; Arkansas; methamphetamine addiction; unsafe housing; child removal; parental neglect; substance use; reunification services; case law
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Summary

This Arkansas case involved the termination of parental rights. The court's decision, despite evidence of recent treatment efforts, cited the parents' persistent methamphetamine addiction and demonstrably unsafe housing conditions. These factors, the court found, represented a failure to rectify the circumstances that necessitated the children's removal from the home.

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Case Summary

This Arkansas case involved the termination of parental rights. The court's decision, despite evidence of recent treatment efforts, cited the parents' persistent methamphetamine addiction and unsafe living conditions as irremediable factors contributing to the child's removal. The parents' failure to address these long-standing issues ultimately resulted in the termination of their parental rights.

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An Arkansas court took away the parents' rights to their child. Even though the parents had recently sought treatment, their long history of methamphetamine use and continued unsafe living conditions demonstrated their inability to fix the problems that caused the child to be removed from their care.

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A court in Arkansas took away the parents' rights to their child. Even though the parents tried to get better, the court found that their long history of methamphetamine use and bad living situation showed they couldn't keep their child safe.

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687 S.W.3d 902 (2024)

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