Hightower v. Martin

Beasley, Judge.

In May 1988, Martin filed a complaint seeking to change custody of the parties’ two minor sons from their father, Hightower, to herself.

The father was awarded custody of the children under the parties’ June 1987 divorce decree, primarily because the mother was living in a state of bigamous cohabitation.

The mother sought a change of custody on the ground that she has since remarried and established a stable home environment. The parties scheduled a “temporary hearing” on the complaint in December, under USCR § 24.5. At its conclusion, the court deferred ruling until a…