Supreme Court of Arkansas

Clayton Coker v. Samantha Hess Coker — Goodson, J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part

October 11, 20122012 Ark. LEXIS 405

Summary

Goodson, J., concurs that Samantha proved and corroborated grounds for divorce but disagrees with reversing and remanding the attorney-fee award. She concludes that the circuit court acted within its discretion in awarding $11,376.12, despite the absence of fee documentation, because the court had firsthand knowledge of the proceeding and the governing factors. Danielson, J., dissenting, would reject the divorce ruling on the ground that the evidence established adultery rather than statutory indignities and would also find error in the fee award.