Principal at the firm Barry E. Coplin, P.A.
Areas of Practice
Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Divorce Mediation; Divorce Taxation; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Equitable Distribution; Family Mediation; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Name Changes; Paternity; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce
Admitted
1976, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court
Law School
Wake Forest University, J.D., 1976
College
University of Arkansas, B.S.P.A., 1970
Membership
Pulaski County, Arkansas (Chair, Family Law Section, 1987), and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Sustaining Member, Arkansas Bar Association.
Biography
Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, 1999-2008. Contributing Editor, Arkansas Domestic Relations Handbook, 1992 and 2007. Frequent Lecturer, Family Law Topics, Legal Seminars. Partner, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, 1980-2002. Fellow, Arkansas Bar Foundation.
Military
1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1970-1976
Reported Cases
Cole v. Cole, 82 Ark.App. 47 (2003); Leonard v. Leonard, 22 Ark.App. 279 (1987); Narup v. Narup 75, Ark.App. 217 (2001); Dodson v. Dodson, 37 Ark.App. 86 (1992); Olaimey v. Turk, 33 Ark.App. 28 (1990); Woodson v. Johnson, 63 Ark.App. 192 (1998); Luebke v. Luebke, No. 07-445 (Ark.App. Sept. 2007).
Born
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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