Cowart v. Burnham

I respectfully dissent. Based on the facts as presented in Judge Moore’s special writing below and the facts submitted to this Court, I would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Herman Buford Cowart, Jr. (“the father”), to review the 12-month suspension of his visitation rights and the alleged delegation to Debra Burnham (“the mother”) of judicial authority by the Lee Circuit Court (“the circuit court”) in deciding visitation.

This case involves a postdivorce custody and visitation dispute. The circuit court found that the father had psychologically abused the child by…