Legal Opinion
Woods v. Woods
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 11, 1985No. 84-260Published
1Opinion of the Court
686 S.W.2d 387 (1985)
285 Ark. 175
Mary Belle WOODS, Appellant,
v.
Edwin P. WOODS, Jr., Appellee.
No. 84-260.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
March 11, 1985.
Guy Jones, Jr., Conway, for appellant.
Daniel R. Carter, Little Rock, for appellee.
DUDLEY, Justice.
The issue on appeal is whether a former wife may maintain an action for alimony and marital property against her former husband, notwithstanding a valid absolute divorce previously procured by the wife in a foreign jurisdiction, solely upon constructive service.
Mary and Edwin Woods were married for 31 years. During the marriage Edwin retired from the Air…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Fleischman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Pawley v. PawleySupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- McFarlane v. McFarlaneOregon Supreme Court · 1903
- Wood v. WoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
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