Hawn v. Hawn

I respectfully dissent for many of the reasons I gave in James Earl Taylor v. Sadie Coreen Taylor, 8 Ark. App. 6, 648 S.W.2d 505 (1983). My dissent here is a much stronger one because I feel that the majority has completely reversed the order of all those considerations our courts have heretofore very wisely followed in child custody matters. We have consistently held that the polestar in determining child custody cases should be a determination of where the best interest of the child lies. Here we seem to be saying the desire of the parent is paramount to a child’s best interest and welfare.…