West v. West

Appellant Melissa Lee West appeals the circuit court’s temporary and final orders in which it found that it retained exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over this child-custody matter pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated § 9-19-202(a)(1) (Repl. 2002). The circuit court modified the parties’ original divorce decree, modified the visitation schedule set forth in the divorce decree, and granted appellee James West primary physical custody of the parties’ son, J.W. Melissa West now appeals on grounds that the circuit court erred in finding that it retained exclusive, continuous jurisdiction…