Legal Opinion

Lyons v. Lyons

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided September 29, 1998No. 89969PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ADAMS, Judge:

¶ 1 When the marriage of Teresa Lyons (Mother) and Richard Lyons (Father) ended in a divorce decree, the parties agreed to a joint custody arrangement for the care of their two minor children which was approved by the trial court. Six months later, Mother moved to terminate joint custody and asked for sole custody with visitation by the other parent, alleging Father could no longer provide a safe environment for the minor children and that he was an unfit parent. Father responded with a motion making the same requests which he later withdrew at the hearing on the merits,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. New York Ex Rel. Halvey v. HalveySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Gibbons v. GibbonsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968
  3. Stewart v. StewartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rural Waste Management & Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America v. MockSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012

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