Harbin v. Harbin

This is a postdivorce proceeding that involves the proposed relocation of the principal residence of the seven-year-old child born during the marriage of Matthew D. Harbin (“the father”) and Augustine B. Harbin Steed (“the mother”). The Mobile Circuit Court overruled the father’s objection to the proposed relocation of the child, and a majority of this court has affirmed that ruling after determining that the mother overcame the presumption found in § 30-3-169.4, Ala.Code 1975, i.e., that a change of the child’s principal residence is not in the best interest of the child. Because my review…