Richardson v. Smith

hln this juvenile court proceeding, the defendant-appellant, Eric Christopher Smith (“Smith”), is appealing a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Keri Anne Richardson (“Richardson”). Because we find that Richardson did not prove the case by a preponderance of the evidence, we reverse.

FACTS

Richardson and Smith are the parents of I.G.S.,1 and the record does not reflect that the couple ever married. Richardson married her current husband, Joshua Bryan Nichols, on August 14, 2010. Nichols was approximately 22 years old, while Richardson was approximately 38 years old, at the time…