Bates v. Bates

By JUDGE E. BALLARD BAKER

This case involves the custody of Judy Jo Bates, born April 11, 1968, and Fred Edward Bates, born October 11, 1971, children of Jo Anna Street Bates and Roy Bates.

The Bates were divorced on June 8, 1982, at which time proceedings with respect to custody were pending in the Juvenile Court. After a hearing on June 24, 1982, that Court left custody of both children with the mother, Jo Anna, and provided for visitation with the father. The father appealed on July 2, 1982.

This Court heard the appeal on December 20, 1982. Both parents testified along with witnesses…