Meeks v. Meeks

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is a divorce suit. Patricia Chambers and Russell Meeks were married in 1971 and have two minor children. They separated on May 1,1984, and on May 3, the appellee filed for divorce in Pulaski County, Arkansas, the parties’ residence. She dismissed the action after experiencing difficulty in obtaining satisfactory legal counsel. She refiled the suit that same day in Yell County, the home of her family. The divorce and custody of the children were not contested, only the division of the property. Extensive discovery was conducted to determine the assets of the…