Fillingim v. Fillingim

This case involves modification of child visitation privileges.

On April 6, 1979, the parties were divorced and the defendant father was given certain visitation privileges with his son, Jimmy. In early July, 1979, the plaintiff and the boy moved from southeast Alabama to Bessemer. In August the defendant filed a petition for a rule nisi and for modification of his rights to have the boy visit with him.

After an ore tenus hearing, the circuit court enlarged the father's rights of visitation with the 5 1/2 year old boy and required the mother to place the son on a weight reduction program and to…