Ex Parte Patronas

Otha Phillip Patronas ("the father") and Deborah K. Patronas ("the mother") were divorced in 1990. The trial court awarded custody of the two minor children to the mother. In 1995, the father petitioned for custody, which the trial court granted. The mother appealed. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed, holding as follows:

"[T]he record contains extensive testimony, much of which was disputed, concerning the respective lifestyles of the mother and the father. The record, however, discloses no disputed evidence concerning the dispositions of the children.

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"We are aware that this court is…