Parker v. Parker

OPINION

ANDERSON, C.J.

We granted the appeal in this child custody ease to determine whether the trial court erred in admitting expert testimony regarding the effects of an interracial relationship on the child and in later excluding the trial court’s comments from the statement of evidence.

The Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in considering the improper testimony and later excluding a comment it made from the record. The court further held, however, that the trial court’s decision awarding custody to the father was properly supported by evidence in the record.

After reviewing…