Legal Opinion
State Office of Child Support Enforcement v. Offutt
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided April 8, 1998No. CA 96-1321PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sam Bird, Judge.
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) brings this appeal from the Chancery Court of Lonoke County challenging the authority of the court to enter an amended judgment after the lapse of time prescribed by Ark. Civ. P. 60(b).
Before we discuss the merits of the case, the facts need to be set forth. Scarlett Offutt and Jerry Gordon Offutt, appellee, were married and resided in Alabama. They separated in 1977, and appellee moved to Arkansas where he obtained a divorce in January 1978. Mrs. Offutt gave birth to a male child on October 10, 1977, but appellee denied that he…
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