Coffman v. Rankin

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice LAMBERT.

This court granted discretionary review of a decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed a child custody modification decree of the Hardin Family Court. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the Family Court’s order.

Appellant Brad Coffman and Appellee Debra Rankin fik.a. Debra Coffman were divorced by decree of the Barren Circuit Court1 on January 8, 2001. At that time, they were granted joint custody of their children Kaitlyn (born January 25, 1995) and Nicholas (born December 3, 1997), with Appellee…