THOMAS v. AVANT

No. 06-983.

260 S.W.3d 266 (2007)

Cynthia Brown THOMAS, Appellant, v. James W. AVANT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 28, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob W. Sanders, Arkadelphia, for appellant.

The Mathis Law Firm, by: Winston C. Mathis, Arkadelphia, for appellee.


DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

The present action is one involving child custody and requires this court to interpret provisions of the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), codified at Ark.Code Ann. §§ 9-19-101 to -401 (Repl.2002), to determine whether the circuit court correctly exercised jurisdiction in the instant matter. Appellant Cynthia Brown Thomas argues on appeal that the trial court erred in (1) retaining exclusive jurisdiction...

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