Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Freeman

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided November 20, 2013No. CV-12-1039Published

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID M. GLOVER, Judge.

|! Phillip Freeman appeals from a divorce decree entered by the Clark County Circuit Court. We affirm.

I. Jurisdiction

Phillip argues that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to enter the divorce decree because appellee, Mary Freeman, did not prove residency in Arkansas for the sixty days preceding the filing of her divorce complaint. He contends that her presence in Arkansas dated only from September 10, 2010, fifty-one days before the complaint was filed on November 1, 2010.

The plaintiff in a divorce case must prove Arkansas residence by either the plaintiff or the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wheat v. WheatSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
  2. Mabrey v. MillmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
  3. Roberts v. RobertsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2009
  4. Weaver v. WeaverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
  5. Oakes v. OakesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951

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