Bottoms v. Bottoms

This is a child custody dispute between a child’s mother and maternal grandmother. The sole issue is whether the Court of Appeals erred in deciding that the child’s best interests would be served by awarding custody to the mother. We conclude that the Court of Appeals erred, and reverse.

No novel questions of law are involved; the legal principles applicable under these circumstances to child custody cases are settled in the Commonwealth. We took jurisdiction of this appeal because we decided that the application of the law to the facts of this case involves a matter of significant…