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Supreme Court of Arkansas· 12/19/1988

Stamps v. Rawlins

Citations

  • 297 Ark. 370
  • 761 S.W.2d 933
  • 1988 Ark. LEXIS 554

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a stepparent may be awarded custody of a minor child, although the law recognizes a preference for a fit natural parent
  • stating that a chancery court may award custody of a child to a stepparent, although we held that it was not in the best interest of the child do so under the facts of that case
  • stating that a chancery court may award custody of a child to a stepparent, although we held that it was not in the best interest of the child do so under the facts of that case
  • “A judicial award of custody should not be modified unless it is shown that there are changed conditions which demonstrate that a modification of the decree is in the best interest of the child.”

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Judges: Dudley, Glaze, Hickman

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