Office of Child Support Enforcement v. Willis

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

The Arkansas Court sAppeals tice. captioned case to this court pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(b)(2) and (5). We accepted certification in order to determine whether the defenses of collateral estoppel or res judicata bar a paternity action against a third party following the entry of two divorce decrees that reflect inconsistent findings on the issue of the child’s paternity. We decline to reach the merits of this appeal because the trial court order did not cover all of the parties and their respective claims as required by Ark. R. Civ. P. 54(b).…