YOUNG v. SMITH

No. 97-574.

964 S.W.2d 784 (1998)

Michelle Smith YOUNG, Appellant, v. Rodney SMITH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Dunham, Russellvile, for appellant.

Winston Bryant, Atty. Gen., Brad Newman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


THORNTON, Justice.

The issue in this a case is whether a chancery court has the power to enforce its order awarding visitation to a stepparent in the context of a divorce decree. Appellee Rodney Smith filed a complaint for divorce from appellant Michelle Smith Young on May 6, 1992, in the Randolph County Chancery Court. In his complaint, appellee requested custody of Dustin, the child whom he regarded as his own although...

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