Legal Opinion

Cooper v. Merwether

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 2, 2018No. CV–17–760PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPhillip T. Whiteaker, Judge

In this one-brief appeal, appellant Rachel Cooper challenges the order of the Woodruff County Circuit Court granting appellee Chris Merwether primary custody of their daughter, A.M. Her sole argument on appeal is that the circuit court erred in finding that placing custody with Merwether was in A.M.'s best interest. We disagree and affirm.

*396Cooper and Merwether are the parents of A.M., who was born in September 2014. Although Cooper and Merwether were never married, they lived together following A.M.'s birth until sometime the following spring.1 After their separation, the parties agreed that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Matter of Adoption of GloverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  2. Taylor v. HillCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1983
  3. Delgado v. DelgadoCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2012
  4. Glisson v. GlissonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  5. Wilhelm v. WilhelmCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Carrillo v. Morales IbarraCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  2. Jackson v. LittletonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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