Legal Opinion
Branch v. Carter
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 25, 1996No. 96-754PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andree LAYTON Roaf, Justice.
Appellant Betty Carter Branch appealed an order of the Logan County Chancery Court holding that appellee Kyle Dean Carter was not liable for child-support arrearages which accrued prior to July 20, 1989, because they were barred by the five-year statute of limitations in Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-115 (1987). The Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the chancellor and held that Act 870 of 1991, codified as Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-236 (Repl. 1993), applied retroactively to expand the statute of limitations for causes of action for delinquent child-support…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. LillySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- Morton v. TullgrenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Sullivan v. EdensSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Chunn v. D'AgostinoSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Ragland v. Travenol Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Cole v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1997
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