Chancellor v. Chancellor , 282 Ark. 227 ( 1984 )

Steele Hays, Justice,

dissenting. The change of custody in this case, like that in Walker v. Eldridge, 219 Ark. 594, 243 S.W.2d 638 (1951), has the earmarks of permanency and on that basis I would treat it as an appealable order. Furthermore, the overriding consideration in custody disputes is where the best interests of the children are served. The better course here, I believe, would have been to leave custody unchanged until the proof was completed, when the court could better determine where custody should be placed.