Blosser v. Blosser

Tom Glaze, Judge.

The appellant father appeals the Benton County Chancery Court’s decision, declining jurisdiction of a habeas corpus action filed by the appellee mother and recognizing and enforcing a prior Oklahoma divorce decree which awarded custody of the parties’ minor child, Toby, to appellee. In rendering its decision, the trial court acted pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Act (Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 34-2701 et seq.).

The parties resided in Oklahoma when the appellant filed for divorce on February 7, 1979. Although he was first awarded custody of Toby, the court entered a second order…