Bean v. Office of Child Support Enforcement

LAVENSKI R. SMITH, Justice.

Appellant Gary Bean appeals a Nevada County Chancery Court decision which found Bean to be the father of M.N. Bean contends that the trial court erred because another man had acknowledged paternity two days after the child was born some six years prior to this action. The Arkansas Court of Appeals certified this matter to us as a case presenting an issue of significant public interest and involving a legal principle of major importance. We, therefore, have jurisdiction under Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2 (d)(2) and 1-2 (b)(4), (5) and (6).

Facts

Donna Kay Hale, M.N.’s mother,…