In re Phelps

Elizabeth Ann Nelson, mother, appeals from a judgment finding her in contempt and awarding grandmother, Elizabeth Phelps, visitation rights. We reverse and remand.

Mother and Matthew Green-Hite, father, are the parents of one minor child. When their marriage was dissolved, they were awarded joint custody of the child. Grandmother visited the child about once a month and had frequent and regular telephone contact. Seven months after the dissolution, father initiated contempt proceedings against mother for her alleged interference with his visitation. The court found mother in contempt,…