Sherrod v. Sherrod

This is a child custody case.

The parties to this proceeding were divorced in 1975 and the custody of the only child of the marriage, Rebecca Lee Sherrod, was awarded to the father pursuant to an agreement between the parties. About two years later, Helen S. Sherrod, the appellant, filed a petition seeking to have the child removed from her father's custody and placed in her (appellant's) custody. After a hearing the Circuit Court of Colbert County issued an order denying appellant's request, and from that order Helen Sherrod appeals.

The facts show that when the parties were divorced the…