Puckett v. Puckett

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The exclusive jurisdiction of county courts over bastardy cases is again being challenged in this appeal. Since we are being asked to construe the Arkansas Constitution, our jurisdiction is pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 29(l)(a).

The parties in this case have married and divorced each other twice. Between the first divorce and the second marriage, they had a child out of wedlock. During the second divorce hearing, the appellant asked that a determination as to custody of the child be made. The chancellor found he was without jurisdiction of custody, support or other…