Legal Opinion
Cole v. Harris
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 30, 1997No. 97-421PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray Thornton, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the statute of limitations bars the action for child-support arrearages brought by appellant Sharon Harris Cole on behalf of her child, Brian Lynn Harris. Brian was born on July 11, 1972. On July 9, 1974, the chancery court granted appellant a divorce from appellee Olen Dale Harris and awarded her weekly child support of $15.00.
Eleven months after Brian turned twenty-three years of age, appellant filed a notice of income withholding for child support. Appellee petitioned to terminate the child-support collections, claiming that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brun v. RembertSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
- Sullivan v. EdensSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Branch v. CarterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
3Cited by8 opinions
- Clemmons v. Office of Child Support EnforcementSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation v. City Water and Light Plant of Jonesboro, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Sanderson v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Clemmons v. Office of Child Support EnforcementCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2001
- Clemmons v. Office of Child Support EnforcementSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
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