# Davis v. Office of Child Support Enforcement

> Court of Appeals of Arkansas · November 17, 1999 · 68 Ark. App. 88

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6553024

## Case

- **Full name:** Martha S. DAVIS v. OFFICE of CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Arkansas
- **Decided:** November 17, 1999
- **Citations:** 68 Ark. App. 88; 5 S.W.3d 58; 1999 Ark. App. LEXIS 756
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Crabtree
- **Judges:** Agree, Crabtree, Griffen, Hart, Jennings, Rogers, Stroud
- **Cited by:** 4 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- **Red flag:** Reversed by Davis v. Office of Child Support Enforcement, 341 Ark. 349 (2000).
- Negative treatments: 1
- Distinguished by: 0
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6553024

## Opinion text

Terry Crabtree, Judge, concurring. I concur in the result of this case but not without some pause to consider its full implications. In my opinion, the decision we address in this case should be decided on a case-by-case basis. The chancellor is in the best position to determine the needs of the parties and what income is available for the support of the minor children. While I agree with Judge Griffen that people with disabilities should enjoy at least a minimum standard of living, I also believe that each person who brings a child into this world should bear some responsibility for the child’s upbringing. It is not enough to say that funds are not available to support a child; sacrifice is required by all who are parents. In my opinion, it is but a small sacrifice to give up smoking to support, in some small way, our own children.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6553024. Public record. Not legal advice.