O'Briant v. O'Briant

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Determining child custody is one of the most difficult of the many decisions our chancellors face. There is no mathematical formula — instead the chancellor must consider the best interest of the child, assessing the factors from Albright.1 And when a chancellor properly applies and considers these factors, this court cannot say the chancellor manifestly erred and reverse her decision. Nor can a chancellor change her decision and reweigh the Albright factors upon the non-custodial parent’s request without that parent first showing a material change in…