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        "text": "Per Curiam.\nThe appellee, Vikita Bell, moves for attorney\u2019s feesof$5,352in connection with her defense on appeal relating to a paternity action against the appellant, back child support, and prospective child support. We deny the motion.\nWe have awarded attorney\u2019s fees on appeal in the past but only when there was a statutory basis for doing so. We awarded attorney\u2019s fees in Lockley v. Easley, 302 Ark. 13, 786 S.W.2d 573 (1990) and premised the award on Ark. Code Ann. \u00a7 16-22-308 (Supp. 1991), which provides for payment in civil actions to recover for breach of contract. The Arkansas Court of Appeals awarded fees using the same statutory basis in ERC Mortgage Group, Inc. v. Luper, 33 Ark. App. 9, 799 S.W.2d 1571 (1990). In making the award in Luper, the court of appeals relied on two of our previous decisions where attorney\u2019s fees had been awarded pursuant to statutory authority. See Fitzgerald v. Investors Preferred Life Ins. Co., 258 Ark. 966, 530 S.W.2d 195 (1975); Rauch v. First National Bank, 244 Ark. 941, 428 S.W.2d 89 (1968).\nWe have also awarded attorney\u2019s fees for successful appeals in divorce cases relating to enforcement of alimony, maintenance, and support pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. \u00a7 9-12-309 (1987). See, e.g., Olaimey v. Turk, 33 Ark. App. 28, 799 S.W.2d 572 (1990).\nThe case before us is a paternity case, and we find no statutory authority for awarding attorney\u2019s fees in these cases. The motion is, therefore, denied.",
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    "head_matter": "Roy C. GREEN v. Vikita BELL\n91-280\n826 S.W.2d 230\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered March 9, 1992\nRandell Templeton, for appellant.\nJohn Walker, for appellee."
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