McClure v. Schollmier-McClure
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
DIVISION I
No. CA10-1016
Opinion Delivered
JOHN LOUIS McCLURE
APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE
V.
TRACY KARA SCHOLLMIERMcCLURE
APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT
June 1, 2011
APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI
COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT,
SIXTEENTH DIVISION
[NO. DR 2009-3129]
HONORABLE ELLEN B.
BRANTLEY, JUDGE
REMANDED TO SETTLE AND
SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD;
SUBSTITUTED BRIEF AND
ADDENDUM ORDERED
RITA W. GRUBER, Judge
Appellee/Cross-Appellant Tracy Kara Schollmier-McClure and Appellant/CrossAppellee John Louis McClure were divorced after a final hearing on March 26, 2010. A
divorce decree was entered of record on June 9, 2010, and a second decree was entered of
record on July 9, 2010. Mr. McClure filed a notice of appeal of both decrees, and Ms.
Schollmier-McClure filed a notice of cross-appeal. Mr. McClure filed a motion to dismiss his
appeal, which this court granted on December 8, 2010. In Ms. Schollmier-McClure’s crossappeal now before us, she asserts that the trial court erred in failing to recognize the Little
Rock home as nonmarital property and in ruling that a portion of Mr. McClure’s credit-card
debt was a marital debt. We are unable to reach the merits of her arguments because of
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deficiencies in the record and addendum; specifically, Ms. Schollmier-McClure has failed to
file a record and brief sufficient for our review under Arkansas Rule of Appellate
Procedure–Civil 6 (2010) and Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-2 (2011).
The final disposition of Mr. McClure’s credit-card debt is vital to this court’s
understanding of the issues on appeal. The June decree unequivocally finds that a portion of
Mr. McClure’s credit-card debt is a marital debt; however, the July decree does not.1 Without
the complete July decree in the record, brief, and addendum, this court is unable to determine
if the trial court erred. When anything material to either party is omitted from the record, the
appellate court on its own initiative may direct that the omission shall be corrected, and if
necessary, that a supplemental record be certified and transmitted. Ark. R. App. P.–Civ. 6(e).
Accordingly, we remand the case to the circuit court to supplement the record. Ms.
Schollmier-McClure has thirty calendar days from the date of this opinion to file a
supplemental record that includes a complete copy of the July decree with our clerk’s office.
We note that no correction or modification of the record shall be made without prior notice
to all parties. Id.
Ms. Schollmier-McClure has also failed to include “relevant pleadings” in the
addendum. Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 4-2(a)(8) requires the addendum to contain true
and legible copies of the non-transcript documents in the record on appeal that are essential
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Paragraphs 15-18 of the June decree address the final disposition of multiple debts and assets
belonging to the parties, including Mr. McClure’s credit-card debt; however, the July decree
skips from paragraph 14 to paragraph 19 and fails to provide for a disposition of the
aforementioned debts and assets elsewhere in the decree.
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for the appellate court to understand the case and to decide the issues on appeal. A party who
files a deficient brief is allowed an opportunity to file a conforming brief. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 42(b)(3). We therefore order Ms. Schollmier-McClure to file, within fifteen days of the entry
of the supplemental record, a substituted abstract, addendum, and brief that includes the
complete July decree. Id. If Ms. Schollmier-McClure fails to do so, the judgment appealed
from may be affirmed for noncompliance with Rule 4-2. Id.
Once Ms. Schollmier-McClure files the substituted brief and addendum, Mr. McClure
will have the opportunity to revise or supplement his brief, or he may rely on the brief
previously filed in this appeal. Id. If Mr. McClure chooses to revise or supplement his brief,
he will have fifteen calendar days from the filing of Ms. Schollmier-McClure’s substituted
brief and addendum to do so. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-2(c)(2). We note that Mr. McClure’s brief
refers to a supplemental abstract, but he fails to include one in his brief. We strongly
encourage counsel for each party to review our rules to ensure that no additional deficiencies
are present.
Remanded to settle and supplement the record; substituted brief and addendum
ordered.
H ART and G LADWIN, JJ., agree.
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