Donaldson v. Keller

BOUTALL, Judge.

This is a child custody matter. From a judgment ordering joint custody of a minor daughter, previously in the sole custody of her mother, the mother has taken this appeal. - We reverse.

Wayne Donaldson and Karen Keller Donaldson were divorced on October 7, 1976. The custody of their daughter, Kathy, born in August, 1970, was granted to the mother. Except for a rule filed in 1978 to set visitation privileges, no litigation regarding custody took place until March 1, 1983, when the father filed a rule for joint custo*617dy. The matter was heard on April 11, 1983 and continued. On May…