Tata v. Tata

The maternal grandmother appeals an order granting the father’s motion to set aside or vacate the final order on temporary custody.1 She argues the trial court erred in vacating the order for nine reasons. We disagree and affirm.

The child’s parents were married in 2004, but divorced in 2005. The parents entered into a custody agreement in which the mother became the primary residential parent. The final judgment of dissolution adopted the agreement.

In 2006, the father was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to ten years in prison. The mother died in 2007. The child lived with the…