Davis v. Davis

In this child custody dispute between divorced parents, we refuse to be cast in the role of a “super Solomon.” 1 The chancellor, properly assuming the duty of Solomon (as is his responsibility), awarded custody of the couple’s youngest child, Leigh, to the mother; however, the Court of Special Appeals ordered the young girl placed with her father. We now reverse that judgment and direct reinstatement of the chancellor’s order.

The case before us is not an atypical example of the custody fights that often accompany divorces. Petitioner Mary Louise Davis and respondent John Franklin Davis, Jr.…