Young v. Luther

This is a timely appeal of the trial court’s order denying (pending final hearing) the mother’s request to relocate with the parties’ minor child, for whom she had been designated primary residential parent when the parties’ marriage was dissolved; and granting (pending final hearing) the father’s request to modify custody. We reverse the modification of custody, vacate denial of the relocation request, and remand for an immediate final hearing on the mother’s relocation request.

A parent requesting modification of primary residential custody of a child carries the burden to show “that the…