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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
DIVISION II
No.CV-13-933
Opinion Delivered February 12, 2014
AMANDA BORDER APPEAL FROM THE GREENE
COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
APPELLANT [NO. JV-2012-81]
V.
HONORABLE BARBARA HALSEY,
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF JUDGE
HUMAN SERVICES and MINOR
CHILD
APPELLEES AFFIRMED; MOTION TO
WITHDRAW GRANTED
RHONDA K. WOOD, Judge
This is a no-merit appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of appellant
Amanda Border to her child, B.B. Border’s attorney has filed a motion to withdraw as
counsel and a no-merit brief pursuant to Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human
Services, 359 Ark. 131, 194 S.W.3d 739 (2004), and Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9(i)
(2012), asserting that there are no issues of arguable merit to support the appeal. The brief
includes a discussion of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the termination order,
all matters in the record that might arguably support an appeal, all adverse rulings, and a
statement as to why counsel considers each point raised as incapable of supporting a
meritorious appeal. The clerk of this court sent a copy of the brief and motion to Border,
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advising her that she had the right to file pro se points for reversal. Border did not
respond.
After careful review of the record in accordance with Rule 6-9(i) of the Rules of
the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, we hold that this appeal lacks merit.
Counsel complied with our requirements for no-merit termination cases, and we affirm by
memorandum opinion. In Re Memorandum Opinions, 16 Ark. App. 301, 700 S.W.2d 63
(1985); Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 5-2(e).
Affirmed; motion to withdraw as counsel granted.
GLADWIN, C.J., and BROWN, J., agree.
Deborah R. Sallings, Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant.
No response.
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