McCoy v. McCoy

Ness, Justice:

In this domestic action husband seeks custody of his daughter. The family court judge granted a change of custody from the wife to the husband. We affirm.

Husband alleged his circumstances had changed for the better and the wife’s had changed for the worse since the divorce decree. The judge ordered the Department of Social Services to perform home studies but before the maternal home study was accomplished, the wife moved to Florida with the child.

While the wife and child were living in Florida, the husband had an ex parte communication with the court alleging abuse and neglect…