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OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT v. RAGLAND

No. 96-888.

954 S.W.2d 218 (1997)

330 Ark. 280

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT v. Jimmy Clyde RAGLAND.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Hoggard, Van Buren, for appellant.

Mel Jackson, Clinton, for appellee.

IMBER, Justice.

At issue in this case is whether service of process under Ark. R. Civ. P. 4 is necessary to obtain a valid default judgment against an obligor for child-support arrearages. The trial court held that the service on the obligor was defective and set aside a default judgment obtained against him. We reverse and hold that personal service of process under Rule 4 was not necessary because the chancery court had continuing personal jurisdiction over the...

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