Carter v. Carter

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellee, Terrisa Ann Carter, was awarded a divorce from the appellant, Paul Gerald Carter, on September 12,1989. On appeal, Mr. Carter contends that the chancellor erred in declaring that the proceeds from a personal injury award were marital property.

When we examine a discretionary decision made by a chancellor, the question is not what we would have done, but whether, as a matter of law, discretion was abused — was the judgment call arbitrary or groundless? Looper v. Madison Guaranty Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 292 Ark. 225, 729 S.W.2d 156 (1987)(citing Keirs v.…