Schneider v. Schneider

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a child custody modification case.

After an ore terms hearing, the Jefferson County Circuit Court denied the father’s petition to modify custody. The father appeals and we affirm.

Viewing the record with the attendant presumptions, we find the following pertinent facts are revealed:

The parties were divorced in July of 1983. Custody of the couple’s minor son was awarded to the mother.

In August of 1983, the mother was diagnosed as having a fibroid tumor that required medical treatment. In the fall of 1984, the mother became very despondent and believed at one point that she…