Legal Opinion

Carter v. Carter

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided November 19, 1986No. CA 86-281PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

James R. Cooper, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Faulkner County Chancery Court, changing custody of the parties’ son Russell (Rusty) Carter, age three at the time of trial, from appellant to appellee. The appellant argues that the chancellor erred because there was insufficient evidence of a change in circumstances and no evidence as to the best interest of the child. The appellant also contends that the court erred in changing custody instead of making a finding of contempt if he found that the appellant had unreasonably violated the visitation order. We agree with the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. GreenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  2. Lively v. LivelySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1953
  3. Calhoun v. CalhounCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1981
  4. Johnson v. ArledgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  5. Anderson v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Marler v. BinkleyCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1989
  5. Payton v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1998

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