In Re the Marriage of Gonzales

OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

The trial court below granted the respondent-mother’s request to modify the custodial award of the parties’ divorce decree. We disagree with the trial court that the mother has sustained her burden of proof and reverse.

This unpleasant fact situation demonstrates that the children of the divorced parties pay the price when the tug-of-war over custody becomes fierce. The parties, Randy and Eunice Gonzales, have two sons; David, born June 1975; and Keven, born July 18, 1978. In December 1980 Eunice left the family home in Oelwein for California. The facts concerning the…