Bishop v. Singletary

RHONDA K. WOOD, JUDGE,

dissenting.

|flThe majority decision is wrong for two primary reasons. First, it does not apply controlling supreme court precedent. Second, it removes custody decision-making from the circuit court, transforming a question of fact into a question of law, all the while overlooking some important policy considerations. Therefore, I dissent.

1. The Majority Opinion Violates Stare Decisis

Our supreme court has already addressed the issues involved in the current case in a previous, factually-indistinguishable case. See Lewellyn v. Lewellyn, 351 Ark. 346, 93 S.W.3d 681 (2002).…