Opinion

Perkins v. Perkins

  • 266 Ark. 957
  • 589 S.W.2d 588
Court
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Filed
Nov 16, 1979
Status
Published
Author
Hays
On the bench
Hays, Howard, Wright, Haves, Penix
Cited by
11 cases

The opinion

M. Steele Hays, Judge, dissenting. I cannot agree that the evidence in this case justifies an outright change of custody of Keith Perkins as ordered by the Chancellor. Since birth, Keith has been with his grandmother and his mother and there was no compelling basis for a sudden reversal of that arrangement. In view of Keith’s age, six years, and the evidence in its entirety, I believe that increased summer custody in appellee would be desirable, but the change as ordered I consider to be too abrupt. No doubt each home has something beneficial to offer Keith, but I cannot conclude that his best interest is served by a removal from the only home and the only community that he has known for his entire life. I would reverse the change of custody and increase the periods of summer and interim visitation.

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