Jones v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.
Jones v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs.
Opinion of the Court
Appellant Brianna Jones seeks to appeal an order by the Hempstead County Circuit Court terminating her parental *472rights to her daughters, S.B. and K.J. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
Jones filed her notice of appeal on April 13, 2018. It was signed by her lawyer, Steve Harrelson. On July 19, 2018, William Blake Montgomery entered an appearance on behalf of Jones and filed a motion for belated appeal on July 25, 2018. Our supreme court granted that motion and a motion to stay briefing on September 6, 2018. The appeal was transferred to our court, and briefing commenced.
The requirements of a notice of appeal in dependency-neglect proceedings differ from normal procedure in that Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9(b)(1)(B) requires that the notice of appeal and designation of record be signed not only by Jones's counsel, but also by the appellant herself if, as here, she is an adult.
Our supreme court granted Jones's motion for belated appeal, but there has been no cure to the violation of the rule requiring her signature on the notice of appeal. Therefore, we must dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Appeal dismissed.
Glover and Brown, JJ., agree.
Jones's date of birth is August 6, 1992.
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