Opinion No.

The Honorable Jodie Mahony State Senator 106 West Main, Suite 406 El Dorado, AR 71730

Dear Senator Mahony:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on several questions involving enforcement of a child custody decree. You have set forth the following factual scenario in this regard:

A custody order has been issued by the State of Georgia. The non-custodial parent has the actual physical custody of the children in Arkansas and refuses to return them to the custodial parent in Georgia. The custodial parent notifies the appropriate county sheriff in Arkansas and requests that the sheriff…