Gilbow v. Travis

ELANA CUNNINGHAM WILLS, Justice.

liThis court granted appellant Kathy Travis Gilbow’s petition to review the court of appeals’s decision in Gilbow v. Travis, 2009 Ark. App. 254, 2009 WL 936945, which she contends is inconsistent with Smith v. Smith, 341 Ark. 590, 19 S.W.3d 590 (2000). As an issue of first impression, this case requires us to determine whether a trial court has the authority to order that an arrearage resulting from a retroactive increase in child support be placed in an account in the noncustodial parent’s name to provide for the future needs of the children.

Gilbow and…