Kelly v. Kelly

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion because it completely ignores this court’s long-recognized standard of review and instead substitutes its own opinion for that of the circuit court. It is axiomatic that when we review a domestic-relations ease, we consider the evidence de novo and will not reverse the circuit court’s findings unless they are clearly erroneous. Baber v. Baber, 2011 Ark. 40, 378 S.W.3d 699. The majority fails to abide by this standard.

The record in this case is replete with testimony, which I will set forth below since it is notably absent from the majority’s…