Clinton Greenwood v. Kathryn Greenwood

── Clinton Greenwood v. Kathryn Greenwood ── Court: Court of Appeals of Arkansas Date: May 13, 2026 Category: General Cite as 2026 Ark. App. 306 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION I No. CV-25-459 Opinion Delivered May 13, 2026 CLINTON GREENWOOD APPEAL FROM THE SALINE APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 63DR-24-17] V. HONORABLE BRENT DILLON HOUSTON, JUDGE KATHRYN GREENWOOD APPELLEE REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART; DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN PART KENNETH S. HIXSON, Judge Appellant Clinton Greenwood (Drew) appeals from the Saline County Circuit Court’s order of protection dated March 13, 2024; order extending the order of protection dated April 11, 2025; and order of contempt.1 On appeal, Drew argues that (1) the circuit court clearly erred in entering the orders of protection on behalf of his son, Minor Child (MC), absent any evidence that he had abused his son, and (2) the court’s order finding him in contempt and extending the previous order of protection should be reversed. We dismiss without prejudice for lack of a final order in part and reverse and remand in part. 1 Drew separately appealed from the Saline County Circuit Court order granting him a divorce from Kathryn (Katie) in companion case No. CV-25-460, which is also handed down today. See Greenwood v. Greenwood, 2026 Ark. App. 290, ___ S.W.3d ___.  I. Relevant Facts On January 5, 2024, Katie filed a petition for an order of protection on behalf of herself and MC. In her affidavit attached to the petition, Katie alleged Drew had hit her in the face with a ceramic bottle, causing her to have a laceration and a black eye; threatened her; verbally attacked her in front of MC; withheld MC’s formula; drove drunk with her and MC in the vehicle; and intentionally broke her cell phone to remind her to “be good.” The circuit court entered a temporary ex parte order of protection on January 5, 2024, restraining Drew from committing any criminal acts against Katie and MC; prohibiting him from initiating any contact with Katie and MC; and setting a hearing. After a continuance, the hearing was held on March 13, 2024. In brief summary, Drew admitted at the hearing that he and Katie had been married for three years and that they have one son together, MC. Drew also admitted that he hit Katie in the face on December 29, 2023, with a ceramic bottle that caused her to have a “gash” that was bleeding and that it was not the first time he had hit her. He explained that the two had an argument while he was driving and that he threw a brown paper bag at Katie to stop her from grabbing the steering wheel and punching the side of his head. Drew testified that he did not know there was a bottle in the bag when he threw it. Katie recalled a different chain of events from the night she was struck, and she provided the following summary: We left his parents’ house around three that afternoon. We were going in -- we left, and we were going to the mall to shop and eat and go to the hockey game. When – I’m sorry. Okay. We left the hockey game around 10. On the way back we started 2  arguing. He was yelling at me and calling me names, and I was very distressed, and I did open the car door. He leaned over and was grabbing at me, so I was trying to close the car door, and I swatted at him to get off of me. At that point he grabbed my head and my hand, and he pushed my head down into the middle console. And he was yellin