Hawn v. Hawn’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “Except for the Lumpkin decision, the Supreme Court and this Court have decided cases in which the termination of visitation was sought on appeal or ordered by the trial court; in each instance, the courts have upheld the parent’s right to visitation. Welch v. Welch, 5 Ark. App. 289 , 635 S.W.2d 303 (1982) (Court reversed denial of visitation to mother during summer months when father had custody of child); Lewis v. Lewis, 260 Ark. 691 , 543 S.W.2d 222 (1976) (Court reversed trial court’s denial of visitation to father who espoused religion to child and the mother); McCourtney v. McCourtney, 205 Ark. 111 , 168 S.W.2d 200 (1943) (Court reversed trial court’s order granting father visitation upon written permission of mother); Lockhart v. Lockhart, 143 Ark. 276 , 220 S.W. 44 (1920) (Court reversed the trial court’s denial of visitation to the mother whom father divorced on grounds of adultery); DeReitmatter v. DeReitmatter, 75 Ark. 193 , 87 S.W. 118 (1905) (Court affirmed decree awarding custody to mother because father was cruel and a drunk — even so, it upheld the court’s order permitting the father visitation after a showing that he had quit drinking); and Haley v. Haley, 44 Ark. 429 (1884) (Court affirmed visitation given to mother charged with immorality). Undoubtedly, there are cases in which circumstances warrant the termination of a parent’s visitation rights. However, such action is a drastic one which our trial courts have cautiously employed and which our appellate co”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Buckley v. Buckley