Fields v. Fields

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The marriage of plaintiff Patricia Fields and defendant Dwayne Fields was dissolved by a decree of divorce filed in the circuit court of Williamson County on November 10,1976. Care, custody and control of their only child Beth Ann, two years of age at the time of the trial, was awarded to plaintiff.

The defendant first contends that the trial court’s award of Beth Ann to the plaintiff was error. The paramount concern in awarding the custody of minor children to one parent or the other is the welfare and best interests of the child.…