Fuchs v. Fuchs

In its decree dissolving the marriage of Rhoda Gayle Fuchs (Wife) and Robert B. Fuchs (Husband), the trial court awarded primary physical custody of their child, William Thornton Fuchs (Will), to Wife but denied her request that they be permitted to move to Mississippi. Wife’s sole contention on this appeal is that the trial court erred in denying her that permission.

Wife, who was originally from Meridian, Mississippi, met Husband when they were students at the University of Mississippi. After graduating from law school, Husband eventually returned to his home town of Sikeston, Missouri, to…