Slaton v. Slaton

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

In October 2012, Timothy Schoen Slaton (“the father”) filed a complaint in the Eto-wah Circuit Court (“the trial court”) seeking a divorce from Frances Dea Slaton (“the mother”). In his complaint, the father sought an equitable property division and an award of custody of the child born of the parties’ marriage. The mother answered and counterclaimed, also seeking an award of custody of the parties’ minor child.

The trial court • conducted an ore tenus hearing. On November 7, 2013, the trial court entered a judgment in which it divided the parties’ property and…