Hoffpauir v. Hoffpauir

YELVERTON, Judge.

This is a child custody case. The father, defendant-appellant, brings this appeal contesting the trial court award of joint custody and he seeks sole custody of the four year , old child of the marriage between him and his former wife.

At the time of the parties' divorce in 1984 the child, Buddy Lee, was nine months old. The trial court awarded custody to both parties, decreeing that the mother have primary physical custody due to the child’s tender age, and that the father have reasonable rights to custodial periods. The father was ordered to pay $100 a month child support…