Loudermilk v. Loudermilk

NEELY, Chief Justice:

We granted this appeal to determine whether the Circuit Court of Cabell County erred when it awarded legal custody to one parent but then allowed the other parent physical custody every other week plus child support of $145.68 per month to defray the cost of the visits. We find that this case is right on the border of our rule prohibiting court-ordered joint custody as set forth in Syllabus Point 8 of David M. v. Margaret M., 182 W.Va. 57, 385 S.E.2d 912 (1989), where we said:

We do not authorize court ordered joint custody over the objections of a primary caretaker parent…