Veillon v. Veillon

I fully agree with my brethren of the majority that the judgment of the trial court awarding sole custody of the children to Ms. Veillon should be reversed. In my view, if sole custody is the award which will serve the children’s best interest, then custody should be continued in Mr. Veillon. In my opinion, however, the record reflects that the trial court failed to give adequate consideration to an award of joint custody. Possibly, this is so because Ms. Veillon sought only a change to sole custody and Mr. Veillon requested joint custody only as an alternative. Regardless of the specific…