Goodwin v. Goodwin, 2016 Ark. App. 585

Ryan and Stephanie Goodwin married in 2004, acquired a gold-coin collection during the marriage, and separated in 2012; divorce decree (Apr. 29, 2014) required the coins be divided equally.
Stephanie later alleged Ryan had withheld or sold coins after the decree; she received only 28–29 coins at separation.
Documentary evidence introduced by Stephanie (purchase invoices, sales receipts, spreadsheet) showed purchases of about 161–162 coins and sales of 12–16 coins through Swiss America.
Ryan testified he sold roughly 70 coins at shows (without documentary proof), moved remaining coins to others’ houses, and claimed he had given Stephanie her share.
The circuit court found 129 coins existed at separation (excluding children’s 11), Stephanie received 29, and Ryan failed to give her half; it awarded Stephanie $45,007.96 (value based on Stephanie’s evidence) and held Ryan in civil contempt.
Ryan appealed, arguing (1) the court lacked authority under Ark. R. Civ. P. 60(c) to modify the decree after 90 days and (2) the contempt finding was against the preponderance of the evidence.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the court erred under Ark. R. Civ. P. 60(c) in ordering payment for unequal division after 90 days	Stephanie: court may enforce divorce decree and punish contempt for noncompliance	Ryan: post-decree monetary order was an improper modification beyond 90-day Rule 60(c) window	Court: not a Rule 60(c) modification; order enforced decree via civil contempt — affirmed
Whether clear preponderance supports contempt finding that Ryan withheld coins	Stephanie: documentary evidence and testimony show ~162 coins acquired, 12–16 sold, she received only 29; valuation supports award	Ryan: he sold ~70 coins and gave Stephanie her share; no contempt	Court: trial judge credited Stephanie, Ryan offered no documentary proof of additional sales; contempt finding not against preponderance — affirmed
Whether valuation of coins was unsupported by evidence	Stephanie: introduced purchase/sale documentation allowing per-coin valuation	Ryan: argued no admissible evidence of coin value	Court: used documentary evidence submitted by Stephanie to compute per-coin average — valuation upheld
Standard of review for contempt findings	N/A	N/A	Appellate court defers to circuit court on credibility; reversal only if clearly against preponderance of evidence

Williams v. Arnold, 479 S.W.3d 56 (Ark. App. 2015) (standard for reversing civil-contempt findings: reverse only if clearly against preponderance)
Russell v. Russell, 430 S.W.3d 15 (Ark. 2013) (appellate deference to trial court credibility determinations)