Erwin v. Erwin

COULSON, Justice.

This is a child custody case.

Appellee Tommy Erwin, petitioner below, was granted a divorce from appellant Billie Ruth Erwin. Mrs. Erwin appeals upon the ground that the trial judge abused his discretion in awarding custody of the two children of this marriage to their father.

Appellee filed for divorce on the ground of insupportability. He also petitioned the court to award him temporary custody of the children pending the divorce, which motion was granted after a hearing. In his order denying Mrs. Erwin’s motion for rehearing on the temporary custody, the trial judge at the…