BONANZA, Ark. — A judge ordered an abatement in the divorce case between Charity Powell-Beallis and her husband, Dr. Randall Beallis , due to Charity's death, according to documents filed on Dec. 8. Now, her adult son is working to intervene.

Charity and her two 6-year-old twins were found dead with gunshot wounds at a home in Bonanza on the morning of Dec. 3, a day after the final divorce hearing. The investigation into their deaths is still ongoing and a suspect hasn't been named by authorities.

While public records say the divorce case is now closed, an abatement order can work as a pause in a case or a dismissal. An abatement order is often made after the death of a party in a case.

On Dec. 4, after officials announced that Charity died, Randall's attorney, Michael Pierce, file

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