ELAM v. ELAM

No. CA 91-384.

832 S.W.2d 508 (1992)

39 Ark.App. 1

Charles Edward ELAM, Jr., Appellant, v. Helen May ELAM, Now Acosta, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

June 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Person, Fort Smith, for appellant.

Sam Sexton, Fort Smith, for appellee.


DANIELSON, Judge.

Appellant Charles Elam, Jr., appeals from an order in which the Sebastian County Chancery Court granted appellee Helen Elam's petition for divorce and awarded her custody of the parties' minor child, Kenneth Elam. Appellant argues that the court should not have exercised jurisdiction over the child because a Tennessee court had previously entered an order placing guardianship of the child with his paternal grandparents and because there was insufficient...

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