Cooley v. Cooley

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

The parties to the dissolution, Michael Cooley (Father) and Brenda Cooley (Mother) were married in 1994, while Mother was on active duty with the Air Force. In 1996, the parties’ only child, Marilyn, was born. During this time, the family lived in Abilene, Texas.

In April 1997, when the child was approximately seven months old, Mother volunteered for a six-week tour of duty in England, leaving Father to care for the child. After the tour of duty ended, Mother returned home. Then, shortly after the child’s first birthday, Mother left for a five-month involuntary tour…